Cat is responsible for the strategic direction of our board level development support in relation to Improvement – one of our key organisation priorities – building on our existing strengths as an organisation to meet member needs. Her work involves building strong relationships with senior stakeholders to influence emerging policy and leadership support, and leading on strategic delivery partnerships, bids and securing funding commissions.

She leads a team delivering externally funded programmes, including providing oversight on content design and outputs, finance and funding contracts, and contributes to the wider corporate focus on improvement linking in with comms, policy, and commercial lead colleagues.

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Blog
12 Mar 2024

Unlocking the benefits of shared equitable improvement for provider collaboratives

Catherine Harrison and Jen Morgan discuss the second phase of our Improvement programme which seeks to unlock the full benefits of shared equitable improvement for provider collaboratives.

Blog
28 Nov 2022

Collaboration between trusts: how can we fulfil the promise?

Catherine Harrison and Graham Martin, director of research at THIS Institute, discuss what NHS trusts working in provider collaboratives can learn from existing models of collaboration.

Blog
12 Jan 2022

Sustaining high quality care in a time of transition: is risk management getting enough attention?

Catherine Harrison discusses sustaining high quality care in a time of transition as integrated care systems are established and examines whether risk management is getting enough attention.

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Briefing
11 Mar 2021

On the day briefing: Freedom to Speak Up Guardian Survey 2020 – Guardian insights on support for and barriers to speaking up

Our briefing outlines summarises key findings from the Freedom to Speak Up Guardian Survey 2020, as well as the recommendations and actions for FTSU Guardians, leaders and the healthcare system.

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Briefing
14 Jan 2021

On the day briefing: Support for staff following patient safety incidents – Independent report by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch

Our briefing summarises key findings and recommendations from the HSIB report

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Submission
21 Oct 2020

NHS Providers response: Framework for involving patients in patient safety consultation

Our response to the NHS Engand and Improvement consultation on Patient Involvement in Patient Safety.

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Submission
30 Sep 2020

NHS Providers response to PHSO draft Complaints Standard Framework

The draft Complaints Standard Framework is a welcome step in offering clear guidance for trusts but there are areas where the guidance could be finessed and further developed.

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Blog
17 Sep 2020

Psychological safety and why it matters

Catherine Harrison discusses psychological safety during the pandemic and why it is important for the wellbeing of health and care workers.

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