Psychology for Improvement
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Samuel Thornton posted an update 1 day, 9 hours ago
Hi everyone,
The first P4I blog is now available on the Q Community; introducing some of the founding members of the Q Exchange project and how their interest in this area, brought them together to form this piece of work.
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Lou Waters posted an update 6 days, 13 hours ago
Hi all
Finally joined the group and looking forward to this afternoon’s zoom 🙂
I’m Lou, a QI trainer from Gloucester with an interest in psychology for change since I took part in the NHS Horizons School for Change Agents training 3 or 4 years ago and realising how much more we can be doing in this area and what a gap we currently have.
Look…Read more
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Welcome and looking forward to hearing your ideas at the P4I Community of Practice call later on.
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Lou Waters joined 6 days, 13 hours ago
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Emma Gibbard joined 1 week, 1 day ago
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Geraint Watts joined 3 weeks ago
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Matt Ploszajski posted an update 3 weeks, 2 days ago
In light of the COVID-19 response: The Psychology-4-Improvement (P4I) team have decided to cancel the face-to face Get together in Bristol and instead to host a Virtual – Get Together! We are sorry that we will not be meeting in person just yet and hope that you are still able to join us virtually for this event. The event will be hosted on ZOOM o…Read more
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Maria Kordowicz posted an update 1 month, 1 week ago
Hi All
Good to join. I am a chartered research psychologist and a registered coaching psychologist, who has worked as a manager, consultant and academic in health and industry QI. I am Senior Lecturer in Business Psychology at the University of Lincoln and run a management and research consultancy working predominantly with the NHS. Looking…Read more-
Hi Maria. Thanks for joining us. It sounds like you have a really valuable perspective.
If you are interested and able to make it, there is a meeting coming up on April 3rd in Bristol hosted by the Psychology 4 Improvement Q Exchange group. This is the first planning meeting in a project to bring together psychologists and improvement experts…Read more-
Thanks Matt, that was already on my radar, and sadly cannot make it due to school holidays. Sounds really useful for next time. All the best and thanks for the welcome!
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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 matthew.t.ploszajski@wales.nhs.uk for further information and enquiries relating to this group.
