Opinion pieces
Diverse views and commentary from Q, community members and across the health and care improvement landscape.
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Bringing a sense of shared purpose to improvement at a national scale
20 February 2024 10 minute readQ managing director Penny Pereira in conversation with Dr Amar Shah on his new role as National Clinical Director for Improvement.
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Amar Shah
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Penny Pereira
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Improvement culture
- Spread and adoption
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
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Social innovation labs: strengthening health and care improvement
30 January 2024 5 minute readThemes and insights from our recent evidence review of social innovation labs and their impact within complex systems.
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Libby Keck
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Complexity
- Improvement research and evaluation
- Innovation
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Redefining who and what counts when it comes to health improvement
7 November 2023 5 minute readHelp us consider who else might benefit from joining Q’s health and care improvement community and learn about the strategic case for improvement.
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Penny Pereira
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Improvement culture
- Improvement research and evaluation
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Join Q: a direct route to improving health and care
24 October 2023 6 minute readMembers share their reasons for being part of an increasingly impactful health and care improvement community.
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Stacey Lally
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
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From theory to practice: how systems thinking equips QI practitioners for real-world challenges
2 October 2023 4 minute readQ member Dan Harley discusses how systems thinking can help QI practitioners to tackle ‘wicked problems’.
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Dan Harley
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Quality of care
- Timeliness and efficiency
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The power of peer-to-peer approaches to kickstart lasting culture change
13 July 2023 6 minute readUnlocking change and innovation through ‘microclimate’ peer networks
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Maria Dorthea Skov
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Improvement culture
- Innovation
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Start somewhere and go everywhere: setting up a Community of Practice for those with neurodiversity
9 November 2022 4 minute readSophia Mody reflects on how setting up a Community of Practice at her trust has cultivated welcoming and empowering social spaces for neurodiverse staff members and patients.
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Sophia Mody
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Equity, diversity and inclusion
- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Leadership and management
- Workforce and people
- Services
- Mental health
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Are systems conveners the leaders the NHS needs now more than ever?
1 September 2021 7 minute readThree Q members – Isabel Ho, Esther Hall and Carl Davies – describe the unique ways in which they connect staff and empower change as system conveners across health and social care.
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Tanya Royer
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Quality of care
- Patient experience
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