Opinion pieces
Diverse views and commentary from Q, community members and across the health and care improvement landscape.
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Continuous improvement and management capacity in general practice
2 October 2024 5 minute readRead about the views of leaders in general practice about the role of QI in their work amidst pressures in the sector.
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Rammya Mathew
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement capability
- Improvement culture
- Innovation
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Management systems
- Organisational development
- Workforce and people
- Services
- Primary care
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Improving patient communication and care with technology
24 September 2024 10 minute readA Q Exchange project looks at using innovative technology as part of an apporoach to reduce falls and pressure ulcers in elderly patients.
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Jonathan Yazbek
Topics- Digital and data
- Digital technology
- Health sector challenges
- Health and prevention
- Long-term conditions
- Improvement and innovation
- Patient and public involvement
- Leadership and management
- Workforce and people
- Quality of care
- Patient safety
- Services
- Mental health
- Older people’s care
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Applying Liberating Structures to support co-production and design
5 August 2024 4 minute readHilda Campbell MBE, CEO of COPE Scotland, shares what she’s learnt about the power of Liberating Structures for recruiting and retaining volunteers for health and care improvement.
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Hilda Campbell
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Services
- Voluntary services
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From furniture logistics to person-centred care
4 July 2024 3 minute readQ member Lesley Goodburn shares how storytelling empowers co-produced, continuous improvement in person-centred care.
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Lesley Goodburn
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Co-production
- Improvement culture
- Patient and public involvement
- Quality of care
- Patient experience
- Person-centred care
- Services
- End of life care
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Learning from our Community Hospitals Special Interest Group
18 June 2024 5 minute readPresident of the Community Hospitals Association, Helen Tucker reflects on her improvement work with patients and communities on local health and social care services.
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Helen Tucker
Topics- Health sector challenges
- COVID-19 and recovery
- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Improvement culture
- Networking
- Services
- Community services
- Voluntary services
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Creating a hospital passport for patients with dementia
10 May 2024 5 minute readDiscover how a student nurse in a care home developed a hospital passport so that patients with dementia were better able to let hospital carers know how to look after their needs.
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Carol Dale
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Long-term conditions
- Improvement and innovation
- Co-production
- Patient and public involvement
- Quality of care
- Health equity
- Patient experience
- Person-centred care
- Services
- End of life care
- Older people’s care
- Social care
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How healing and trust play a part in health improvement
30 April 2024 4 minute readQ member Sabrina Das reflects on an Experience Day and how trust built in a local community that had suffered historical trauma contributed to its success.
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Sabrina Das
Topics- Health sector challenges
- COVID-19 and recovery
- Equity, diversity and inclusion
- Health and prevention
- Improvement and innovation
- Co-production
- Collaboration
- Improvement culture
- Patient and public involvement
- Services
- Community services
- Maternity and neo-natal
- Voluntary services
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Communities of Practice and QI in health and care
23 April 2024 5 minute readAfra Kelsall, Senior Advisor at the Mental Health Implementation Network (MHIN), shares her learning about the Communities of Practice model and shared decision making.
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Afra Kelsall
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Co-production
- Improvement capability
- Quality of care
- Health equity
- Services
- Community services
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Addressing digital exclusion in mental health services
3 April 2024 7 minute readQ Exchange project lead Rachael Middle shares how Isle of Wight NHS Trust is improving digital inclusion for people accessing their mental health services.
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Rachael Middle
Topics- Digital and data
- Digital technology
- Health sector challenges
- Equity, diversity and inclusion
- Services
- Mental health
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Co-designing streamlined care for children’s services
21 February 2024 8 minute readQ Exchange project lead Clare Smith shares successes and challenges in creating a single point of access to children’s services in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
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Clare Smith
Topics- Digital and data
- Digital technology
- Health sector challenges
- Access and waiting times
- Improvement and innovation
- Co-production
- Complexity
- Patient and public involvement
- Process improvement
- Quality of care
- Patient experience
- Services
- Children and young people
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