Opinion pieces

Read an evaluation based on the Kirkpatrick model about QI capacity building using workforce collaboration and leadership and management.

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  Iain Smith

In his second blog on worldviews and improvement, Q connector Andrew Ware considers how changing the logic behind improvement projects can help to deal with uncertainty.

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  Andrew Ware

Q member Dan Harley discusses how systems thinking can help QI practitioners to tackle ​‘wicked problems’.

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  Dan Harley

Rachel McLean reflects on sustainability in quality improvement (SusQI) projects that show potential for improving patient care while saving staff time, saving money and reducing environmental impact.

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  Rachel McLean

Penny 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

Following 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

Discover how NHS quality improvement fits into a QMS and how it can be implemented in an NHS trust.

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  Thomas Rose

Loretta Jenkins explains how Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) is applying human factors to improve safety, quality and efficiency in health care settings

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  Loretta Jenkins