THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute)
@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk
We are The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute. We're strengthening the evidence base for healthcare improvement.
Based at the University of Cambridge and made possible by the Health Foundation.
thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk
Based at the University of Cambridge and made possible by the Health Foundation.
thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk
Read more about AVID in our latest blog post: www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/new-onl...
New online community to guide the future of ambient voice technology in health and care
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November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Read more about AVID in our latest blog post: www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/new-onl...
How can we improve abortion care through co-design? Join us at #THISSpace to hear #THISFellow Nicola Boydell share insights from her research.
Learn more about Nicola’s fellowship: ths.im/49SkfKq
Register to attend: ths.im/483JYyl
Learn more about Nicola’s fellowship: ths.im/49SkfKq
Register to attend: ths.im/483JYyl
Dr Nicola Boydell
Involving young people in the design of health services is vitally important because it can support improvements to both service delivery, and young people’s experiences of services. Sexual and…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
How can we improve abortion care through co-design? Join us at #THISSpace to hear #THISFellow Nicola Boydell share insights from her research.
Learn more about Nicola’s fellowship: ths.im/49SkfKq
Register to attend: ths.im/483JYyl
Learn more about Nicola’s fellowship: ths.im/49SkfKq
Register to attend: ths.im/483JYyl
Why don’t evidence-based policies always work as intended in healthcare? #THISFellow Nina Fudge explores how interpretive policy analysis can help us understand the gap between policy &practice in her #THISSpace talk. Learn more about Nina’s fellowship: ths.im/4rb9f1l Register: ths.im/483JYyl
Dr Nina Fudge
In the UK, the number of people prescribed five or more medicines, known as polypharmacy, is increasing. Sometimes polypharmacy is problematic; it can increase the risks of falls, hospitalisation,…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Why don’t evidence-based policies always work as intended in healthcare? #THISFellow Nina Fudge explores how interpretive policy analysis can help us understand the gap between policy &practice in her #THISSpace talk. Learn more about Nina’s fellowship: ths.im/4rb9f1l Register: ths.im/483JYyl
Strokes can cause long-term disability and cardiorespiratory exercise is a key clinical recommendation. Join #THISFellow Peter Hartley at #THISSpace to discuss beliefs, challenges & risks of exercising after stroke.
Learn about Peter’s fellowship: ths.im/4oFQlho
Register to attend: ths.im/483JYyl
Learn about Peter’s fellowship: ths.im/4oFQlho
Register to attend: ths.im/483JYyl
Dr Peter Hartley
How physically active someone is during their time in hospital after a stroke can have significant long-term consequences on their degree of disability and quality of life. There is, therefore, a key…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Strokes can cause long-term disability and cardiorespiratory exercise is a key clinical recommendation. Join #THISFellow Peter Hartley at #THISSpace to discuss beliefs, challenges & risks of exercising after stroke.
Learn about Peter’s fellowship: ths.im/4oFQlho
Register to attend: ths.im/483JYyl
Learn about Peter’s fellowship: ths.im/4oFQlho
Register to attend: ths.im/483JYyl
How do we prepare healthcare for a climate-resilient future? #THISFellow Federica Pascale explores the practical challenges of making hospitals climate ready.
Learn more about Federica’s fellowship: ths.im/47Rag5w
Hear more in her short talk at #THISSpace. Book your place: ths.im/483JYyl
Learn more about Federica’s fellowship: ths.im/47Rag5w
Hear more in her short talk at #THISSpace. Book your place: ths.im/483JYyl
Dr Federica Pascale
Climate change is a reality and is bringing considerable changes in the climate patterns in the UK, with increasing temperature and length of heatwaves, as well as rainfall. At the same time climate…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
How do we prepare healthcare for a climate-resilient future? #THISFellow Federica Pascale explores the practical challenges of making hospitals climate ready.
Learn more about Federica’s fellowship: ths.im/47Rag5w
Hear more in her short talk at #THISSpace. Book your place: ths.im/483JYyl
Learn more about Federica’s fellowship: ths.im/47Rag5w
Hear more in her short talk at #THISSpace. Book your place: ths.im/483JYyl
Better care for people with multiple conditions starts with understanding what truly matters to them. #THISFellow Marsha Dawkins discusses why personal values should inform care for an ageing population at ##THISSpace.
Learn more about Marsha’s fellowship: ths.im/4hWYxqT
Register: ths.im/483JYyl
Learn more about Marsha’s fellowship: ths.im/4hWYxqT
Register: ths.im/483JYyl
Marsha Dawkins
Healthcare systems across the UK are under considerable strain to adapt to pressure associated with growing numbers needing care, and the increasingly complex needs of people with advanced…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Better care for people with multiple conditions starts with understanding what truly matters to them. #THISFellow Marsha Dawkins discusses why personal values should inform care for an ageing population at ##THISSpace.
Learn more about Marsha’s fellowship: ths.im/4hWYxqT
Register: ths.im/483JYyl
Learn more about Marsha’s fellowship: ths.im/4hWYxqT
Register: ths.im/483JYyl
What influences mental health referral decisions in A&E? #THISFellow Mimi Suzuki will share insights from her work at #THISSpace.
Learn more about Mimi’s fellowship: ths.im/4p9bNLv
Book your place and join the talk online: ths.im/483JYyl
Learn more about Mimi’s fellowship: ths.im/4p9bNLv
Book your place and join the talk online: ths.im/483JYyl
Mimi Suzuki
More than 200,000 people attend the emergency department (ED) for self-harm. For these people, the ED serves as a crucial point of contact for accessing care after a crisis. Mental health…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
What influences mental health referral decisions in A&E? #THISFellow Mimi Suzuki will share insights from her work at #THISSpace.
Learn more about Mimi’s fellowship: ths.im/4p9bNLv
Book your place and join the talk online: ths.im/483JYyl
Learn more about Mimi’s fellowship: ths.im/4p9bNLv
Book your place and join the talk online: ths.im/483JYyl
Speakers include @nielspeek.bsky.social @humanintheloop.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Speakers include @nielspeek.bsky.social @humanintheloop.bsky.social