Listen to THIS
The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute
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Listen to THIS explores how we can improve quality and safety of healthcare, diving into some of the biggest challenges and shining a light on the work being done to address them. In this series, we speak to some of the people behind the research driving meaningful change in the NHS.
About THIS Institute
This podcast is brought you by The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (also known as THIS Institute) at the University of Cambridge.
At THIS Institute, we believe that action to improve healthcare should be always grounded in evidence and should generate evidence too. That’s why we work closely with patients, healthcare staff, and other stakeholders to co-create an actionable evidence base that drives real improvements in healthcare quality and safety.
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S2E8 What we heard
From clinical research to data science, critical care to paramedic services, anthropology to engineering, facilities management and more, hosts Graham Martin and Tara Lamont reflect on the previous…
S2E7 Breaking down boundaries - bringing fresh perspectives to healthcare improvement
Can principles from design and the integration of technology help us improve quality and care for patients through better research? What boundaries are encountered when different disciplines are…
S2E6 Why is it so hard to do less in healthcare?
From cutting down the use of antibiotics to unnecessary lab tests and scans, how can we educate patients and staff to accept that less may be better? Overmedicalisation is often seen as a problem…
S2E5 Co-production and engagement with service users
Carrying out healthcare improvement research without working with the people actively embedded in the system may not translate into practice. But who should be involved and how can they contribute to…
S2E4 Improving critical care with lessons from the pandemic
Over a quarter of a million people in the UK enter critical care each year. They’ll be the sickest patients, needing the most advanced care and highly skilled staff to monitor them closely. In this…
S2E3 Relationships and rituals in healthcare teams
Increasingly, healthcare staff are working in teams with many different professionals across different settings, but they may not have been trained to do this. What does research tell us about what…
S2E2 Learning from failure in healthcare
Learning from mistakes is a crucial part of healthcare improvement, and as humans, we tend to focus on the negatives. But if we concentrate on just the mistakes, are we actually hindering progress?…
S2E1 Access to primary care and improving systems
The growing pressure of workload and staff shortages – and the decline in patient satisfaction in primary care in the UK – is a topic that’s generating a lot of discussion in healthcare. This episode…
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Listen to THIS has published 8 episodes since February 2025, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Medicine.
Listen to THIS is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 33m.
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