Joanna Bircher
GP CCG QI Clinical Lead QI Clinical lead Royal College of GPs
Lockside Medical Centre and Tameside and Glossop CCG
England - Greater Manchester
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Joanna Bircher posted a new activity comment 3 years, 1 month ago
Excellent point on spread. The AHSNs are tasked with this for many initiatives, and so a great job, though there are always so many complex barriers to spreading even ‘no brainer’ good initiatives. In GM we are trying to ensure the system is well-networked and this has helped quite a bit.
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Joanna Bircher posted a new activity comment 3 years, 1 month ago
Rammya -Aarti has coincidentally just made contact with me about building a QI approach into the move towards zero net carbon general practice and we are goign to arrange a conversation. Could be a great topic for Q SIG webinar. I notice there is also a Q SIG on sustainability. Is anyone on this group?
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Joanna Bircher posted a new activity comment 3 years, 2 months ago
That’s really helpful Rammya. I feel one of the barriers is the energy and time needed to put together a good bid, so I can see why it is easier for teams already working on something. Often what is needed is a good project manager, and the money won’t fund one of these full time for very long. I’m wondering though about how we promote the…Read more
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Hi Joanna, I completely agree. Putting together a bid in the first place some may be a new concept for some as well, so that project management support is key even before you have started! Sustainability is a huge issue – it is great to pump prime an idea but we need to build in how it will be self-sustaining in the future.
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Thanks Joanna and Sameena. Sustainability is a hot topic at the moment, and one that probably hasn’t received sufficient attention in primary care, until now.
Is anyone in this group involved in the #NetZero movement? If so, would be good to hear more about this. Otherwise I can ask Aarti Bansal from the College to come and speak to us about…Read more
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Sameena, One way to make QI projects more sustainable and self-sustaining is to focus the project on process rather that output/outcome. Process management is to only way to manage quality. If you would like to give it a try I can help.
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Joanna Bircher posted a new activity comment 3 years, 3 months ago
Hi Louise
There is the RCGP QI Ready Learning network that pulls together resources to support QI in General Practice. You may need to register (though don’t have to be an RCGP member) to access the full resources.
https://qiready.rcgp.org.uk/?_ga=2.127297741.1300453909.1612453106-1981675687.1609257702#.YBwU_3f7Sis-
Thanks Joanna. I think the learning network on RCGP site is excellent and have signposted to it. I am considering the a balance between not “re-inventing the wheel” when there are so many practical resources out there, but creating something that helps us to build our NI QI community and encourage GP primary care to get involved.
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Joanna Bircher posted an update in the group Primary Care 3 years, 4 months ago
Just to let you all know about an exciting opportunity.
The RCGP is currently advertising for a new Clinical Champion role to lead the Quality Improvement Capacity and Knowledge in Primary Care (QUICK) project funded by the Health Foundation.
The aim of the project is to improve understanding, awareness and engagement with and use of QI…Read more
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Joanna Bircher posted a new activity comment 3 years, 5 months ago
Really great to be able to watch the video as I had had to drop out of the call half way through. Good to hear what you had learned as we start COVID vaccinating as a PCN next week. Lots of co-production going on , which is great – but can feel ‘messy’, as I think sometimes we feel comfort in ‘command and control’, even though this is usually a…Read more
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Joanna Bircher posted a new activity comment 3 years, 6 months ago
Hi Rammya
We are just about the star a piece of work on this in our PCN related to early diagnosis of cancer and screening uptake. We have employed a ‘Cancer care nurse’ who has a remit to support early diagnosis. She is started with ‘understanding the problem’ and will be making contact with people who haven’t taken up their screening offer to…Read more -
Joanna Bircher posted a new activity comment 3 years, 8 months ago
This is such a good resource Paul. Have you found good ways of encouraging your clusters in Scotland to make use of it ?
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Thanks Joanna – it might not be a coincidence. @tamar-koch has been in touch with Aarti to discuss a potential session on sustainability. I think the plan is for us to hold more of a workshop style session – as it seems that quite a lot of thinking has gone into the policy aspects, but this group could really add value by helping to shape a QI…Read more