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In July 2005, the Fund and the London-based Nuffield Trust cosponsored the seventh in a series of meetings for senior U.S. and U.K. policymakers and quality experts. Entitled "Improving Quality of Health Care in the United States and United Kingdom: Strategies for Change and Action, 2005," the gathering was further enriched by representatives from Australia and New Zealand. Held at Pennyhill Park in Bagshot, England, the meeting addressed four topics: how to get recommended care into practice all the time; how to use information technology to maximize clinical and patient engagement; how to foster professionalism and quality improvement; and what the media's role is in health care quality.
A starting point for the dynamic exchange that followed was the presentation of Australian, U.K., and U.S. case studies of innovative approaches to improve care for chronically ill children. During the conference, participants received an update on the progress of the 2001 bilateral agreement between the U.K. and U.S. for collaboration on quality improvement, and an agenda for future collaboration was discussed.
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