NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement

This article is about the special health authority disbanded in 2013. For non-departmental public body established in 2016, see NHS Improvement.

The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (NHS Institute) was a special health authority of the National Health Service in England. It supported "the NHS to transform healthcare for patients and the public by rapidly developing and spreading new ways of working, new technology and world-class leadership".

Its priority programmes were originally stated as:

  • Safer care
  • Quality and value
  • Building capability
  • Commissioning
  • No delays
  • The productive series
  • Share and network

In its 2008/2009 work plan these were restated as:[1]

  • Safer care
  • Delivering quality and value
  • Commissioning for health improvement
  • iLinks
  • Building capability for a self-improving NHS
  • Exploiting innovation - National Innovation Centre

The NHS Institute published papers on its research. These are not, however, publicly available without payment.

It closed in March 2013.[2] It was replaced by 'NHS Improving Quality', which was subsequently replaced by 'The Sustainable Improvement Team'.

  1. ^ "NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement - NHS Institute Business Plan 2008/09".
  2. ^ Closure Notice. "NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement". Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.