A guide to making the case for improvement (November 2023)

Summary

This guide by the Health Foundation can be used to make the case for improvement to policy, executive, operational and front-line audiences, and to initiate and support conversations about the benefits of improvement approaches among key stakeholders. The guide is divided into four broad areas improvement approaches can benefit:

1. the health and care workforce
2. patients, service users and society 
3. organisations
4. and system-level bodies.

Specific examples are given for each area, illustrating the diverse and multi-faceted benefits that come from improvement approaches.