Improvement insight hub

Sharing best practice and learning offers the opportunity to discover new ideas for innovation and improvement.

As part of our support for members, we are actively spotlighting examples of improvement in acute care from across England.

Every week, we will be sharing high-level summaries of good practice, learning and improvement to inspire and spark innovation in your organisations. 

Latest insights

A masked patient outside a doctors' surgery.
Case Study

Digital pre-procedure reminders to tackle colonoscopy backlog

SMS reminders to patients containing pre-procedure instructions has led to a 28 per cent drop in failed colonoscopies and savings of £130,000 a year.

1 October 2024
Healthcare workers checking a monitor on a ward.
Case Study

Managing patient care through an AI-powered command centre

An AI-powered command centre in Bradford is boosting efficiency, alleviating pressure on staff and helping to orchestrate better patient care.

10 June 2024
A surgery robot.
Case Study

Innovation through robotic-assisted operations to address health inequities

Robotic-assisted surgery is improving access to the best possible care across the Black Country and helping to reduce health inequities.

18 January 2024
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Case Study

Avoiding hospital admissions for patients with heart failure

A new procedure is helping to improve the efficacy of oral medication to help patients with heart failure in North Cumbria.

16 November 2023
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Case Study

Using a multimedia digital solution to reduce follow-up outpatient appointments

Reducing follow-up appointments for knee surgery patients at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.

19 October 2023
A smiling doctor holding a tablet computer.
Case Study

Delivering a new e-rostering system

Building internal capacity and reducing agency spend through an improved e-rostering solution.

28 September 2023
Frimley Health NHSFT - Community Response Team
Case Study

Frimley frailty community response service

Implementing a hospital at home service to reduce hospital admissions for frail elderly patients

21 September 2023
Milton Keynes cataract surgery
Case Study

Treating more cataract patients and reducing waiting times

Treating more low-complexity cataract patients to reduce the backlog at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

7 September 2023
Discharge lounge Royal Free
Case Study

Improving the Royal Free discharge lounge

Investing in its discharge lounge enabled the Royal Free to improve patient flow

31 August 2023
NHS England interactive case study map
Case Study

Interactive case study map for elective recovery

NHS England's elective recovery team developed an interactive map to share good practice happening across the country.

3 August 2023
Image of staff at Royal Preston hospital performing surgery
Case Study

Cutting-edge LungVision bronchoscopic navigation system

Royal Preston aims to improve the accuracy of peripheral lung cancer diagnoses using the state-of-the-art LungVision bronchoscopic navigation system.

27 July 2023
Guy's and St Thomas' urology improvement insight
Case Study

Reducing the elective backlog

The urology team at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust reduced the backlog of patients waiting for a prostate procedure.

20 July 2023
GP taking blood pressure of older man at home visit
Case Study

Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICS Diabetes Prevention Programme

Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICS is exceeding the national targets for improving access to support for people at risk of type 2 diabetes.

13 July 2023
BaBi Bradford
Case Study

Network of electronic birth cohort studies

A data-gathering project in Bradford is preventing long-term health problems from becoming more complex in the future.

13 July 2023
Patient sitting in an arm chair at home being visited by a NHS nurse.

Supporting early discharge from hospital through a trust-led virtual ward

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

A male patient sitting up in a hospital bed.
Case Study

Reducing the elective care backlog for people with a learning disability

Reducing health inequalities for people with a learning disability who need elective surgery.

29 June 2023
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One-stop lung cancer clinic

Wythenshawe Hospital

Image of Staff at King George Hospital

Lithotripsy machine used to reduce urology elective waiting lists

King George Hospital

Cytosponge

Reducing the pressures on endoscopy services

Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

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Improving patient flow for children from A&E to wards

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Barts healthcare

Working across systems: Reducing unnecessary attendances to A&E

Barts Health NHS

Lincolnshire ICB Waitless logo
Case Study

Lincolnshire ICB deploys SHREWD WaitLess app

How Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board deployed VitalHub UK’s patient facing app that reduced pressure on urgent and emergency care services.

1 June 2023
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Case Study

Creating a whole-system flow discharge lounge

How Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust improved the functionality of its patient discharge lounge.

1 June 2023

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For more information about how to get involved, please email Sonia Nosheen.