Special Interest Group
Psychology for Improvement
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Laura Playforth posted an update 3 days, 1 hour ago
Hi, I am looking for some advice on qualifications. I want to do a postgraduate degree-level course in applied psychology specifically around large-scale organisational change in quality improvement and improvement culture. I also have an interest in working in complex systems and decision-making frameworks, so bonus if it could include that too!
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Hi Laura,
This one from Manchester has a great reputation https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/02303/msc-organisational-change-and-development/course-details/#course-profile
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Joriam Ramos posted an update 1 week, 4 days ago
Ok let’s take a break from all the Q Exchange posts and let’s talk about some tools that can help your practice: we’re exploring Liberating Structures, a series of worldwide-applied facilitation tools that can be learned and practiced in just a couple of minutes 🙂 Register here: https…Read more
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Joriam Ramos joined 1 week, 4 days ago
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David Parker-Radford posted an update 1 week, 4 days ago
Hi all,
At North West Anglia NHS Trust, we have wanted to undertake a project that supported improvements in personalised care, cancer wellbeing and health equity across the cancer treatment pathway.For our Q Exchange project, we are keen to reduce our waiting times by reducing the consultant task time for non-patient facing activities. One of…Read more
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Maria Coello posted an update 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Interested in hearing about a North of Tyne approach to wellbeing? Then this event is definitely for you.
North of Tyne is one of the first combined authorities to adopt a Wellbeing Framework. At this event the framework will be shared, covering how it was developed and how it is being used.
Join Julia Wood on 10 May 2022 (12.30-13.30). Register…Read more
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Lydia Davies posted an update 1 month, 1 week ago
Hi all,
We would like to invite you to a free interactive national webinar ‘Tackling the crisis in youth mental health: Helping young people to help themselves’ on Thursday 26th May, 12-1pm.
You can find out more about the webinar and register here. htt…Read more
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Lydia Davies joined 1 month, 1 week ago
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Julia Wood joined 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Maria Coello posted an update 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Do join us for our next Q Liberating Structures user group meet-up on 21st April. We’ll be exploring the use of ‘Panarchy’ to understand system transformation.
Kristin Johnstad and Ruth Reid will be leading us through using the structure. ‘Understand How Embedded Systems Interact, Evolve, Spread Innovation and Transform’ – is one we’ve never…Read more
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About this group
A fundamental principle of improvement science is to understand & influence human behaviour (Dr William Deming). Indeed, an understanding of the psychological factors underpinning human behaviour makes up one quarter of Deming’s system of profound knowledge. However, despite this, improvement literature and training often focuses on its technical aspects, neglecting its psychological or ‘people’ factors. In contrast, it has been said that the success of improvement projects in healthcare are even more subject to these factors, being only “20% technical and 80% human” (Dr Margie Godfrey).
However, excellent knowledge and skills exist within quality improvement (QI) organisations which capitalise on psychological theory and practice. This special interest group is intended to be a forum where people can share the good work that they and their colleagues have been doing to improve the profile of psychological knowledge in the field of QI
The group is convened by Rachel Trask, Anna Burhouse, Fredrik Johansson and Matt Ploszajski.
Please contact samuel.thornton@wales.nhs.uk for further information and enquiries relating to this group.
This group is convened by Adam Johns
