Think of healthcare is an ecosystem, not a machine

Complexity science offers ways to change our collective mindset about healthcare systems, enabling us to improve performance that is otherwise stagnant, argues Jeffrey Braithwaite, professor of health systems research and president elect of the International Society for Quality in Health Care. Read the full analysis: https://www.bmj.com/content/361/bmj.k2014 Quality improvement series: https://www.bmj.com/quality-improvement

The BMJ in partnership with and funded by The Health Foundation are launching a joint series of papers exploring how to improve the quality of healthcare delivery. The series aims to discuss the evidence for systematic quality improvement, provide knowledge and support to clinicians and ultimately to help improve care for patients.