Psychology for Improvement
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October 14th Zoom (5pm): “Building community health – through systems convening and supporting staff self-awareness’, with Esther Hall”
This Zoom will share a pioneering project that brings together Mindfulness, Systems Convening, the psychology of Adult Development and community/health development – a great example of ‘Psychology for Improve…Read more
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Matthew Mezey posted an update 2 months ago
Want to learn more about network mapping and weaving?
Kumu CEO Jeff Mohr will share their tools Weavr, Kumu + Sticky Studio, showing how each can help your network.
Includes Q member Sophia Mody’s real-world mapping example from her NHS ICS network of quality improvers. 6 Oct, 4pm, Zoom.
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Matthew Mezey posted an update 3 months ago
**REMINDER** Mindfulness + QI Zoom starting at 12.30 **today**
Looking forward to our Zoom in an hour. It’s a chance to practice mindfulness + hear about The International Compassion Community for People in Health & Care, which Prof Michael West is helping bring to the UK.
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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
