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Guidance on the adoption and spread of innovation and improvement

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It is estimated that across the UK, a third of healthcare improvement projects never spread
beyond their particular unit, a further third are embedded across their organisation but never
spread further than that, and only the final third are spread across their own and other similar
organisations.
Successfully spreading improvements and ensuring changes are sustained requires
overcoming numerous challenges, such as:
• Creating an awareness of why the change is needed
• Ensuring those involved have a desire to support and participate in the change
• Knowledge of how to bring about change
• The skills and resources to bring about the change
• Ensuring processes to sustain the change
The guidance below sets out suggestions to be considered for the successful adoption and
spread of innovation and improvement projects. . Awareness.

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Contributed by: Digital Academy
Authored by: Health Innovation West of England, Health Innovation West of England
Licence: More information on licences
Last updated: 15 January 2024
First contributed: 03 July 2023
Audience access level: General user

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