Health Improvement Alliance Europe

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Health Improvement Alliance Europe

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Health Improvement Alliance Europe is a coalition of leaders united for change, driven by collaboration, and focused on achieving health and health care results. 

The Alliance is an exclusive community dedicated to continuous learning and identification of best practices and new models from within and outside health and hea​lth care. The group aims to create new delivery models relevant to European health systems, and achieve the best health and best care at an affordable cost in the face of changing demographics, increasing chronic illness, and economic challenges.​

IHI, with its rich history of improving health and health care worldwide for more than 30 years, is uniquely positioned to convene forward-thinking health care organisation leaders in this bold, collaborative learning environment.

The current ​program year begins in October 2024.​ For more information, please download the 2024–2025 Prospectus.

 

 

Bold and Visionary Health Care Leadership

Patients, families, providers, and communities within Europe are looking for bold and visionary health care leaders — leaders who believe that now, perhaps more than ever before, we must change the dialogue about health care.

How will our health and care systems cope with the demands if we do not generate new models of delivery that will improve the health and health care for all of our citizens? This is why a coalition of progressive leaders have formed the IHI Health Improvement Alliance Europe.​

Aims and Objectives

To achieve our aim to improve work processes, create new delivery models, disseminate our learning and ideas, and achieve the best health and best care at affordable cost, the Health Improvement Alliance Europe aims to:

  • ​Surface common challenges across and within regions
  • Develop a cadre of diverse innovators and encourage innovative thinking
  • Leverage each other’s ideas and successes, sharing internationally
  • Hone a strong, bold, collective voice
  • Learn from past and present networks at IHI and worldwide

An "All Teach, All Learn" Network

Join the IHI Health Improvement Alliance Europe to connect with like-minded colleagues under a philosophy of “all teach, all learn” that can significantly accelerate the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to strive for best health.

  • ​Learn and test new innovations with other leaders, spreading improvements in new systems
  • Share ideas and strategies across organisational, regional, and national boundaries
  • Create new delivery models relevant to European health systems to achieve the best care at affordable considering changing demographics, increasing chronic illness, and economic challenges​
  • Meet and connect with like-minded colleagues who strive for the best health; best care; at affordable costs…for everyone.​

Alliance Benefits and Fees

Alliance Design and Principles

Alliance Schedule

Cristina Serrão

Lived Experience Ambassador, NHS England

Lived Experience Ambassador, NHS England

"As my work during the pandemic aligned more and more with co-production and quality improvement, I really appreciated the warm welcome from the other members of the Alliance. This sense of belonging has strengthened year on year."

Mathieu Louiset

Innovation and Improvement Officer, PAQS, Belgium

Innovation and Improvement Officer, PAQS, Belgium

"The Alliance has shown us new projects and ways of working during sites visits and has given us opportunities to think together about health care challenges such as connecting finance and quality improvement and increasing joy in work."

Ron Agble

Director of Partnerships and Transactions, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, England​

Director of Partnerships and Transactions, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, England​

"The Alliance provides not only great ideas, focus, and constructive challenges but ​also a sense of community. Through the Alliance, Royal Free London has fostered other local and regional partnerships, focusing on a range of topics."

Mandy Op den Oordt

Continuous Improvement & Person-Centered Care, Zuyderland Medical Center, The Netherlands

Continuous Improvement & Person-Centered Care, Zuyderland Medical Center, The Netherlands

"The Alliance gave us the opportunity to learn and connect with progressive leaders in quality improvement and many others in Europe who are facing the same challenges. Reflecting and sharing assets and ideas gives us inspiration and energy to tackle those challenges."

Need Help or Have Questions?

Contact the IHI Health Improvement Alliance Europe Team, email Andreia Cavaco (acavaco@ihi.org)

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