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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Using QI to improve joy in work
31 August 2023 6 minute readJulia Wood reflects on the Joy in Work Special Interest Group which looks at how to use QI tools to bring more enjoyment to the work day.
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Julia Wood
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement research and evaluation
- Leadership and management
- Workforce and people
- Quality of care
- Patient safety
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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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What do the latest NHS Staff Survey results, and Q’s new insight, tell us about staff engagement?
27 March 2023 6 minute readDiscover insight from Q about the latest NHS Staff Survey and our ongoing work focusing on staff engagement in major change.
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Henry Cann
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement research and evaluation
- Leadership and management
- 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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The Meaning of Quality and the Juran Trilogy
26 January 2023 6 minute readFollowing on from our webinar and blog on Designing a Quality Management System for the NHS, Dr Tom Rose takes a closer look at the Juran Trilogy, its definition of quality and how it can be applied.
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Thomas Rose
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Complexity
- Leadership and management
- Management systems
- Quality of care
- Timeliness and efficiency
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Turning Safety-II thinking into action
17 January 2023 6 minute readCritics of Safety-II point to a lack of evidence of its ability to fulfil its promise. Are they right?
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Simon Gill
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Systems change
- Leadership and management
- Management systems
- Quality of care
- Patient safety
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Designing a Quality Management System for the NHS
2 December 2022 5 minute readDiscover how NHS quality improvement fits into a QMS and how it can be implemented in an NHS trust.
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Thomas Rose
Topics- Leadership and management
- Management systems
- Quality of care
- Timeliness and efficiency
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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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