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Evaluating shared medical appointments for multimorbidity
Maria Kordowicz • 12 Apr 2022 • 2 comments
Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs) can reduce practice workload while responding holistically to patient needs, Q member and Director of the Centre for Interprofessional Education and Learning at Nottingham University Maria Kordowicz found in her recent evaluation of SMAs in general practice in Devon.
How are Q members helping us to improve General Practice?
Rammya Mathew • 15 Nov 2021 • 0 comment
We know that great improvement work in general practice is happening across the country. Dr Rammya Mathew, GP Convenor of Q's Primary Care Special Interest Group, considers some of the ways we can tap into these.
Does QI training in primary care make a difference?
Heather Shearer • 24 Aug 2021 • 5 comments
Q member, Heather Shearer shares her work with colleagues at NHS Education for Scotland, evaluating the delivery of QI training in primary care at scale.
Working with data in a Crisis: Considering the situation
Andrew Ware • 28 Oct 2020 • 0 comment
In the first of four blogs, Q member, Andy Ware shares his experience of getting to grips with data during the pandemic and how a few simple rules could make the difference for managing data in a crisis.
Join the hub and help improve shared learning for patient safety
Claire Cox • 9 Aug 2019 • 5 comments
'To err is human, to cover up is unforgivable and to fail to learn is inexcusable.' How are you contributing to making care safer for your patients? Join the conversation.
Tigers, long-term conditions & my new life
Rod Kersh • 22 May 2019 • 1 comment
Rob Kersh, Consultant Physician, The Rotherham Foundation Trust, shares a recent post from his blog about getting out to meet patients in their homes and communities.
Repeat prescribing through co-design – second Q Exchange project update
Andrew Ware • 17 May 2019 • 0 comment
The primary care improvement team at 1000 Lives Wales were delighted to receive Q Exchange funding last year for a project focusing on improving repeat prescribing systems and have delivered two workshops of the ‘Opportunity Costing’ method.
Churchdown Connections – a project update
Hein le Roux • 16 Apr 2019 • 0 comment
After Churchdown Connections received Q Exchange funding last year, project lead Hein le Roux shares what happens after the euphoria fades away and the hard work starts.
Repeat prescribing through co-design – a Q Exchange project update
Andrew Ware • 8 Mar 2019 • 1 comment
Repeat prescribing through co-design is one of the projects to win Q Exchange funding. In this update, we describe what we have been doing behind the scenes and what is going on right now.
Reflections on the South West AHSN Annual Conference
Andrea Gibbons • 8 Dec 2017 • 0 comment
On the 16 November, South West AHSN hosted their annual conference in Exeter. Andrea Gibbons, Improvement Advisor at Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, reflects on the event.