Partner organisations

Q is led by the Health Foundation and supported by partner organisations across the UK and Ireland. 

The Health Foundation is Q’s parent organisation and are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.

NHS England leads the National Health Service (NHS) in England. Their purpose is to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all.

The purpose of Healthcare Improvement Scotland is to enable the people of Scotland to experience the best quality of health and social care.

The Improvement Cymru team is part of the Quality, Safety and Improvement directorate of the NHS Wales Executive. They are the improvement service for NHS Wales hosted by Public Health Wales. 

Their aim is to support the creation of the best quality health and care system for Wales so that everyone has access to safe, effective and efficient care in the right place and at the right time.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) provides public health and social care services to everyone living in Ireland.

NHS Confederation, the Q community and the Health Foundation have partnered to support deliver a programme of support for people leading improvement across health and care systems in the UK.

Q and NHS Providers have joined forces to develop a peer learning programme for provider collaboratives in England.

We are grateful to the improvement organisations and health innovation networks who play a part in supporting Q members in their regions. 

• Healthcare Improvement Scotland
• Health Innovation East
• Health Innovation East Midlands
• Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex
• Health Innovation Manchester 
• Health Innovation Network South London
• Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria
• Health Innovation North West Coast
• Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley 
• Health Innovation South West
• Health Innovation Wessex
• Health Innovation West Midlands
• Health Innovation West of England
• Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber
• Imperial College Health Partners
• Improvement Cymru
• HSC Safety Forum Northern Ireland
• National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate Ireland
• UCLPartners Health Innovation