Welcome to the Improvement Foundation

The Improvement Foundation leads the field in service improvement work across the public sector in the UK and overseas.

We work in partnership with frontline staff and service users to deliver large-scale improvements in services and health outcomes, and provide leadership and quality improvement skills training.

We work closely with the Department of Health, the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement and several other organisations. Experts in quality improvement, we have an eight-year track record of demonstrating significant, sustainable impact and value for money.  

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Groundbreaking Improvement Foundation programme to promote the earlier identification of cancer symptoms is underway

As part of the ‘National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative’ recently launched by the Department of Health, work is already underway in the UK to improve public awareness and fast referral of cancer, with pilot schemes in 20 Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) run by the Improvement Foundation.

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Integrated Care Pilots: Unique Care Approach

The Department of Health has recently published a prospectus inviting applications from prospective integrated care pilot sites. The Improvement Foundation can help potential pilot sites in developing their approach based on our experience with the Unique Care model which has already delivered the outcomes identified in the prospectus.

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Improvement Foundation to address the decline in the uptake of cervical screening

The NHS Cancer Screening Programme has commissioned the Improvement Foundation to undertake a project with six Primary Care Trusts to address the decline in uptake of cervical screening in women aged 25-34.

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New Advanced Commissioning Course

Following on from the two successful and highly popular Advanced Commissioning Courses, we are pleased to announced that a new course is planned for 2009.

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Forthcoming speaking engagements and endorsed events

The Improvement Foundation is endorsing, exhibiting and speaking at several events over the coming months. A comprehensive list of the events is now available.

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