Professor Andy Hardy, Chief Executive at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) and Deputy Chair of the National Improvement Board shares his learning from embedding improvement into UHCW. Our quality improvement journey at UHCW started in 2014 when we launched the Together Towards World Class programme. We got a new vision ‘to be a national […]

One of the most important elements of my role in the treatment and care of those who have just tested positive for HIV is time. Time for them to process the news of their diagnosis; time to digest what it means for them; time to feel and think how they will tell those who need […]

Imagine how nerve-racking it is to be told your life expectancy could be six months to one year. I was 33. Even now, words can’t describe how I felt when I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. I had none of the typical risk factors – I was young, I lived a […]

An estimated 5.6 million people in the UK are living with diabetes and rates are rising. Recent figures showed that 549,000 more people have been identified over the past year as being at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Why does this matter? Diabetes is a leading cause of many serious yet preventable health conditions. […]

In my many interactions with primary care, both personally and professionally, I know how much GPs and their teams place on the importance of connecting with the people that they serve. Each GP practice is contractually required to have a formal Patient Participation Group (PPGs) to gain feedback and insight on what their population wants. […]

Ryan Lee explains how our Threat Operations team use a unique network of intelligence and techniques to detect advanced cyber threats before they can cause harm – and what everyone working in the NHS should do to help.