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.

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

Patients who miss multiple GP appointments stay missing from healthcare

Research tracking people across the health service shows that patients who miss multiple GP appointments are not seeking help from Emergency Departments.   

Driving innovation in healthcare with a free online course

A person typing on a laptop, with a stethoscope on the table next to them

Bath's Centre for Healthcare Innovation and Improvement is launching a new online course, to help health practitioners drive innovation at work.

A new model shows how triaging Covid 19 patients in intensive care can reduce 'life years' lost

A patient in hospital connected to monitors

A new study from CHI² has found that applying a "reverse triage" approach during periods of high demand could reduce "life years" lost in Covid 19 patients.

Professor Christos Vasilakis gives boost to NHS Bristol Mass Vaccination Centre  

Covid-19 vaccine bottle - credit Adobe Stock

Data collection and computer simulation help NHS managers improve the efficiency of Covid-19 vaccination process and prevent avoidable disruption. 

Improving healthcare in the South West

Professor Christos Vasilakis is using operational research to help hospitals manage their capacity, improve patient care and coordinate their Covid-19 response.

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