Find out more about The Healthcare
Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute
About THIS.
Our mission
Our mission is to enable better healthcare through better evidence about how to improve. We will co-create a highly credible and actionable evidence base for improving quality and safety in healthcare, working collaboratively with patients, staff and wider stakeholders.
Our vision
Our vision is that THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) will be at the forefront of a movement that recognises improvement activity in healthcare should be based on evidence and should generate evidence.
Our values
Scientific excellence
Our commitment to research quality and rigour is fundamental to the success of THIS Institute.
Collaboration
We work collaboratively in good faith, with trust sustained by genuinely cooperative behaviour.
Responsibility
We work for the public good, including the effective and efficient use of the public funds allocated to healthcare.
Equity, diversity and inclusion
The principles of equity, diversity and inclusion are woven through every stage of our activities and work, including our research, fellowships, communications and operations.
Independence
Based at the University of Cambridge and funded by the Health Foundation, we enjoy full scientific independence.
Respect
We are respectful in all our interactions with everyone we come into contact with.