Our shared charter

The shared charter was co-produced by Q staff and a group of members and tested with several members and our partners. 

It aligns with the values of the community, brings clarity to our roles, and can be used to help us work better together or clear the air. 

Q is a community of people committed to improving health and care. Q welcomes and shares a wide range of knowledge and experience and there are no limits on innovative ways of working.

Q at its heart is cross-boundary and multidisciplinary. It will involve patients and people seeking to influence or working with the health and care system at every level.

Q provides online and face to face access to a network of members, and a wide range of activities and resources. 

As Q grows, members will be able to engage with national and local activities, depending on their time and preferences.

The work that members do with Q can be shared through the community and beyond, acknowledging their contribution.

Members will engage in Q activities with integrity, prioritising what matters to patients and service users.

Members will be committed to, and participate in, multidisciplinary ways of working, which minimise unhelpful hierarchies between and within professions and occupations.

Members will help the ​‘common spaces’ within Q to thrive by being willing to share knowledge, ideas, learning and experience. By being an active listener and by providing constructive feedback. 

Members will value the skills and contributions of all those they work with. And respect their views, even when these are different from their own.

Members will share and spread their learning within and beyond Q.

Members will be open about any potential conflicts of interest, including but not limited to paid-for services that they might offer. The community should not be used as a vehicle for the general promotion of a paid service.