Opinion pieces
Diverse views and commentary from Q, community members and across the health and care improvement landscape.
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Developing principles for working across local systems
4 October 2023 3 minute readFind out more about our five principles for working across local systems to develop shared improvement approaches.
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Matt Hill
Topics- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Workforce and people
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In conversation with Sir Jim Mackey: improvement and reducing waits in elective care
4 May 2023 6 minute readPenny Pereira talks to Jim Mackey, NHS England’s National Director of Elective Recovery, about NHS successes and challenges in treatment delays – and how the improvement community can contribute.
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Penny Pereira
Topics- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Quality of care
- Timeliness and efficiency
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NHS Improvement: how can our leaders and workforce come together to make the most of the new approach?
21 April 2023 6 minute readPenny Pereira, Q’s Managing Director, considers the new approach, its potential impact and what it means for members and others working to improve health and care in England and beyond.
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Penny Pereira
Topics- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Workforce and people
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Back to basics: a simpler way of understanding QMS for NHS organisations
21 March 2023 7 minute readFollowing a panel event on Quality Management Systems, we have been talking about ways of introducing QMS into a health care setting. Mirek Skrypak shares an approach that he has developed.
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Mirek Skrypak
Topics- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Management systems
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Open Space: conversations to progress your work in challenging times
13 September 2022 3 minute readQ’s in-person events will create space for you to connect with collaborators and lead the change you want to see.
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Jen Morgan
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Networking
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Organisational development
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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
- Improvement culture
- Innovation
- Networking
- Systems change
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Quality of care
- Patient experience
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Understanding Psychology of Change
10 June 2021 3 minute readRead about the Psychology for Improvememnt (P4I) approach and watch a recording of a session with Kate Hilton.
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Samuel Thornton
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Co-production
- Complexity
- Improvement culture
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Organisational development
- Workforce and people
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Effective CQC action planning: Seven steps to success
4 June 2020 6 minute readQ member Graham Hinchcliffe shares seven steps for CQC action planning in health and care, drawing on his time successfully managing this process in multiple NHS trusts.
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Graham Hinchcliffe
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement culture
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
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