Centre for Healthcare Innovation and Improvement (CHI²)

CHI² leads and explores multidisciplinary research into health and care systems, and ways to improve them.

Research

Read about the research we are involved in, including current projects with health and care partners, and academics.

Healthcare innovation and improvement research

We are working on research to better understand, and solve, the practical challenges of health and social care systems.

Helping to alleviate strain on the NHS

Our research is about practically helping policy makers, managers and clinicians to identify changes that can help or resolve problems in healthcare systems. To improve current ways of doing things for everyone’s benefit – for patients, their carers, and for the staff that treat them.

News

Developments from the centre and healthcare-related news.

Second University of Bath KTP with Mayden awarded ‘Outstanding’

Chris Eldridge, Director of Operations, Mayden; Dr Alice Davis, Research Product Owner, Mayden; KTP Associate Lizzie Yardley; Prof Christos Vasilakis; Barney Bristow, Analytics Product Owner, Mayden; Lorna Howarth, Innovate UK; and Dr Steve Boakes.

The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) was awarded ‘Outstanding’ by programme funder Innovate UK, matching the grading of their first Outstanding KTP.

Missingness in healthcare paper highly commended by Royal College of GPs

A man walking down an empty corridor with his back to the camera

Professor David Ellis was part of a research team examining causes and consequences of repeated missed medical appointments.

Government Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty visits University of Bath

Prof Whitty with teams from the University.

Prof Sir Chris Whitty visited Bath to meet health and wellbeing researchers and to learn more about the University’s ambitions in preventative health.

Research with Impact: Redesigning Healthcare

A nurse adjusting a monitor beside a hospital bed

Research from Prof Christos Vasilakis and colleagues is transforming healthcare delivery through operational research.

University of Bath joins new LEAP digital health hub for South West England and Wales

Hub to deliver training, research and partnership in health sector, companies and communities

Avoiding delays in hospital discharge

The research using computer simulations to help the NHS make informed funding decisions.

Publications

Papers relating to our research.

Centre for Healthcare Innovation and Improvement (CHI²) publications

Selected publications by members of our CHI² research centre.

About us

This multi-disciplinary centre brings together extensive expertise at the University of Bath in applied health research, including operational research, operations management, analytics, information systems, other quantitative and qualitative research methods and models, and experience from different industries.

Contact us

Professor Christos Vasilakis, Director of Centre