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July 2018

July122018

Visit to GSK – Accelerating Delivery and Performance
Brentford, London, GlaxoSmithKline

Speeding up the pace of change - a Q Visit to GlaxoSmithKline

June 2018

June72018

Visit to NHS Blood & Transplant – Continuous Improvement
Bristol, NHS Blood & Transplant

Embedding continuous improvement within a diverse healthcare organisation.

May 2018

May22018

Visit to AQuA – Improving Quality Across Systems and Organisations in the North West
Sale, Manchester, AQuA

A visit to AQUA to gain insight into the potential to spread and scale quality improvement across complex systems.

March 2018

March72018

Visit to Mayden – Agile Project Delivery
Bath, Mayden Ltd.

Scrums, sprints and stories. A visit to learn about agile project management and how it can help QI.

January 2018

January252018

Visit to Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHSFT – Artificial Intelligence and Problem Solving
Bournemouth, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch NHS Foundation Trust

An opportunity to learn about some of the practical and accessible ways artificial intelligence and other problem solving techniques are being applied to health care delivery

November 2017

November212017

Visit to Northumbria Healthcare – Experienced Based Co-Design

An opportunity for members to learn about the theory and practice of EBCD.

October 2017

October312017

Visit to Unipart – Lean Operating Practices
Oxford, Unipart

An immersive visit to learn about Lean and organisational transformation.

September 2017

September292017

Systems Approach: Q visit to Department of Engineering, Cambridge University (CPD certified)
Cambridge University

This was an open day Q Visit about using systems approaches within health care improvement.

July 2017

July252017

Appreciative Inquiry: Q Visit to Prostate Cancer UK (CPD certified)
London, Prostate Cancer UK

This was a half-day study day to learn about the principles and framework for Appreciative Inquiry (AI) through an interactive workshop and through discussion with staff from Prostate Cancer UK. Q members then learnt how to use this AI approach, and to reflect on how AI could provide an alternative method for delivering quality improvement. They also had an opportunity to understand the growing role of the voluntary sector in improving care for patients.

June 2017

June72017

Microsystems Coaching Academy (MCA): Q Visit to Sheffield
Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University

This study day was designed for Q members who have a role in building capability and capacity for quality improvement within or amongst organisations. Members were able to bring colleagues to maximise the practical application of ideas and approaches within their own organisation or networks.