PIF News – Improvement Fundamentals in a Day

Published:

24th July 2019

A new guide is helping professionals understand how online feedback can be used to improve healthcare.

How to survive fake news about cancer

Published:

24th July 2019

Do fictitious cures risk eclipsing reputable information?

Improvement Fundamentals in a Day toolkit published

See also

Call to prioritise health over profits; Lack of interpreters increases inequalities; Healthcare for the homeless

Global consultation on access to health information

Decision-aid toolkit; Antibiotic resistance; Charity responds to Back to Work Plan

Children’s Trust praised for empowering pupils

Public education key to self care; Deprived communities at greater risk of loneliness; New resources for schools

New app helps predict myopia risk in children

Improving health in prisons; Self care award winners; Evidence for social prescribing

Cognitant Group launches Pre-op Assistant

Destitution triples among children; Trusts tackle social determinants of health; HSJ Digital Awards 2024

Myrovlytis Trust funds osteosarcoma awareness website

Wellbeing programme supports women with ovarian cancer

State of Care report 2023; Gaps in COVID-19 experience evidence; Young people in prison

New digital inclusion guidance; Racial discrimination in healthcare; Accessible pregnancy app launch

UK Paruresis Trust added to Healthinote

Using play to overcome trauma; Lack of clear health literacy guidance; Inequalities in mental health care

Stephen Hawking MND Lecture 2023: Care planning in terminal illness

Inequalities in digital health; Potential in patient data; Finding trusted online information

Call for government to ‘get serious’ about lung health

Call to tackle medication delays; Prioritising childhood health; Inequalities report submitted to inquiry

CRUK invests £123m in Scottish cancer research centre

Inconsistencies in patient involvement; A model for co-design; Funding inequity and health inequality

Crohn’s and Colitis UK – The Language of Poo

Call for action on digital health literacy; Increasing trial diversity; Take part in Digital Coalition survey

Survey reveals lack of knowledge about cancer risk factors

Education, inequalities and disability; Major conditions report; Misinformation sharing on social media

PIF members shine in HSJ Awards nominations

HPV prevention strategies; Creative Health Review; Asthma campaign widens scope

Survey: Community health information sharing

How words can change attitudes; Lack of endometriosis information; NHS App toolkit

Accessible body-check resources launched

YouTube updates misinformation policy; Health inequalities in specific ethnic groups; 3D animation shows virus progression

Improving relationships between industry and patient organisations

New standards for research participant information; Improving public health communication; AI evidence

NHS trust first in UK to achieve antimicrobial stewardship accreditation

Evidence on promoting vaccination; Tackling maternity inequalities; Money-related health issues

Blood Cancer UK funds early-diagnosis tool

Patient Information Forum to become a charity

Call for 4 nations health inequality strategy; Health and digital literacy pilots; Regional co-production guidance

National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society launches exercise module

Inequalities in palliative care for children; Mental health law reform; More people taking part in research

COVID-19 lessons feed into new treatment centre design

Updated guide to Producing Health Information for Children and Young People

Millions affected by digital exclusion; Steps to tackle health inequalities; New local authority health data

PIF member plans new research centre for healthy ageing

Funding for knowledge hub; Scotland publishes cancer plan, AI tools to speed up diagnosis

Lupus UK funds health and lifestyle research

Empowering patients with tech; Impact of ChatGPT; Fact-checking service widens remit

Alzheimer’s Society helps sports venues become dementia friendly

Call for simplified medication information; Exploring ethnic inequalities; Social media monitoring to tackle misinformation

Social media campaign for Cervical Screening Awareness Week

Public health warning over app use; Care impact of COVID-19 still growing; Easy Read digital factsheets

Bee and wasp sting allergy campaign returns for a second year

Terrence Higgins Trust is 100th accredited PIF TICK member

Structured learning tool for patients; Co-production for user-friendly phone practice; Mental health literacy

Marie Curie launches end-of-life standards for community pharmacies

Major conditions strategy; Information gap for induced labour; Using the power of co-production

The Sleep Charity launches new eBook

Health literacy review for young people; Imposter research participants; Mental Health Awareness Week

Mind urges people not to struggle alone with cost-of-living mental health impact

Macmillan co-creates new information on cutting-edge cancer treatment

Diabetes and the cost of living; North South divide in health; new health literacy audit tool

Contraceptive misinformation; Lived experience in the co-production model; Monkeypox stigmatisation

Chronically Brown starts resource bank of translated health information

Digital health and inequalities; WHO open learning platform; Dying Matters Week

RCoA 5-Minute Flashcards have the potential to save lives

Reducing health inequalities; Making risk stats meaningful; Halting misinformation damage

Marie Curie launches 3 new BSL videos on grief

Medical research and health disparities; Vaccine messaging guide; Using accessible visualisations

Impact of prescription charges on people with long-term conditions

Reimagining medicines information; Co-producing a health literacy plan; Annual public health report

Self Care Forum publishes strep A factsheet

PIF survey reveals progress on health and digital literacy

Tackling health misinformation on social media; Regional cancer data; Ethnic inequalities in healthcare

The King's Fund conference: Quality in a system under stress

Healthwatch annual report; Vaccine misinformation on Twitter; Programme linked to cut in diabetes risk

Supporting digital inclusion in healthcare

Rare Diseases Action Plan; GP views on data sharing; Pharmacy awareness campaign

Obesity Health Alliance publishes Health Inequalities Position Statement