Marjorie McGinty is Head of Improvement in NHS Lanarkshire. This role covers the strategic planning and delivery of aspects of Quality Improvement (QI) relating to patient safety and person centred care. She leads on NHS Lanarkshire’s input to national improvement programmes including SPSP Acute Adult Collaborative, SPSP Mental Health Collaborative and Access QI. She has been involved in health and social care improvement work since 2000. She is a nurse specialising in the field of dermatology and led the national Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Out Patient redesign programme in 2004. She is a graduate of the Scottish Improvement Leader Programme and is an Executive Coach accredited by the Academy of Executive Coaching. She has an MSc in Professional Education leads on designing and delivering the NHS Lanarkshire in house QI education programme AEQUIP.