Last February we invited proposals for improvement projects to reduce delays accessing health and care services. Mid-way into their projects, we’re finding common themes in approaches to improving equity while tackling delays across a huge range of patients and conditions.

Q member Caitlin Bateman finds that time for teams to work on projects, divisional ownership and effective team working are key to the success of advanced health care improvement training, as she reflects on the learning from University Hospitals Bristol and Weston’s QI Gold programme.