Welcome to the Q community
Together, to improve health and care
We are a large and vibrant membership community for people working to improve health and care across the UK and Ireland.
Join the community
Members are at the heart of Q. Join our community for free access to learning resources, funding opportunities, events and networking.
Share, learn and collaborate
We offer networking and events, peer learning and groups, resources, and funding. This helps members to innovate, learn, and deliver their day-to-day work.
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EventsDiscover our events
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GroupsJoin a group
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ResourcesExplore our resources
Latest resources
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Podcast: Leading Improvement in Health and Care
Case study 18 November 2024 7 minute readSharing stories and exploring the challenges of people making changes across systems. -
Quality Coach Development Programme
Toolkit 20 September 2023 3 minute readA suite of resources for training staff in the essential skills and knowledge needed to coach teams and individuals through QI work successfully.
What our members have to say
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“One of the best things about being part of Q is being around like-minded people. Everyone’s got that same focus and everyone’s got that same goal of making things better.”
Pete Donnelly
Founder, The Wheelchair Skills College -
“Q has been integral to my development. It’s opened my eyes and my heart… to a group of individuals who are so disparately spread across the country, all with the same aspiration, passion and belief.”
Hesham Abdalla
Director of Quality, Dubai Health -
“[Q] gives me the feeling that we are making a difference in different ways and that we are coming together with the different skills and experiences that we bring”
Chioma Obasi
Programme Manager/ PMO Lead, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust -
“I get so much more out of [Q] than I ever thought I would! The welcome has been amazing and it’s been from members and people involved in the organisation.”
Sabia Dayala
Clinical lecturer, The University of Manchester -
“Q is the only community that enables people interested in quality improvement within the UK and Ireland to come together, learn and share. Whether you’re building your improvement skills or perhaps have more experience in improvement and are further developed in your career, the Q community is the best way to build your network.”
Amar Shah
National Clinical Director for Improvement, England, and Chief Quality Officer (East London NHS FT), NHS England -
“When you’re sitting out there going ‘what can I do?’, there’s usually somebody out there that has done it and can help you or guide you, be that critical friend. – Sarah Wood”
Sarah Wood
Senior Quality Improvement Project Manager, Cheshire and Merseyside ICS -
“The value of that access to the wider community around the five nations is so brilliant in terms of sharing, and learning from others. Not having to do everything yourself because other people sometimes know better.”
Lou Waters
Head of Continuous Improvement, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board -
“There’s such a wealth of knowledge in the thousands of members within Q across all aspects of health and outside of health. What is there not to value about that? You can’t buy that sort of knowledge and information off people.”
Chris Richmond
Director, GLR Consulting
Updates, opinions and insights
We find and share insight, skills, and ideas widely to create the culture and conditions for improvement efforts to succeed.
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Opinion piecesRead the latest views and opinions from members
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Insight projectsTake inspiration from members’ improvement experiences
Latest news, opinions and insights
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Reviewing our funding programmes in 2025
News 23 January 2025 1 minute readAn update on our plans for the coming year. -
Q’s journey to becoming inclusive and accessible
Opinion piece 6 March 2025 6 minute readAdriana Thursby-Pelham, Events Manager for Q, shares her reflections on some of our team’s recent work to become more accessible and inclusive.
Improving health and care
Everyone should have access to high quality health care. Right now, they don’t. We know there are thousands of people working hard to change this. But without connections between them, we lose ideas and energy needed to solve the complex challenges we face.
Together, we make faster progress to improve health and care for everyone, everyday.
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Measuring our impact
What we have learned about Q’s impact so far, and how we evaluate our work.
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Q community demographics
Find out who is in Q, where they work, and the kinds of roles they have.
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Meet our partners
We work with partners across the UK and Ireland. Find out more about who funds Q.
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Member directory
Explore our member directory. Discover who is in the community and make new connections.