Blog archive | Q Community

Practical learning to improve care across mental and physical health services

Jo Scott | 29 Nov 2019 | 0 comment

Two new outputs from the Q Lab and Mind's 12-month partnership

A new improvement Lab in Wales

Libby Keck | 25 Nov 2019 | 4 comments

Yesterday Q announced Q Lab Cymru – an exciting, long-term initiative made possible by Improvement Cymru and the Health Foundation

Q Lab testing teams – the next phase

Anindita Ghosh | 15 Nov 2019 | 0 comment

Grant funding awarded to organisations working with the Q Lab to develop new interventions to improve care across mental health and persistent pain services.

Mental health and persistent back and neck pain: from insights to action

Sarah Khoo | 10 Oct 2019 | 0 comment

Highlights and learning from the Q Lab and Mind September workshops on how Lab participants and the Q community can apply 12 months of learning to improve care

From problems to tangible prototypes: improving care across mental health and persistent pain

Anindita Ghosh | 15 Aug 2019 | 0 comment

The ideas being tested by teams across the UK – and their potential for scale

New essays from the Q Lab: the physical and mental health divide

Jo Scott | 30 May 2019 | 0 comment

Jo Scott introduces what the Q Lab and Mind have learned from exploring mental health and persistent pain, and why it is relevant to all those working across health and care boundaries.

Testing improvement ideas: Powys Health Teaching Board

Owen Hughes | 21 May 2019 | 0 comment

Owen Hughes introduces the ideas Powys Health Teaching Board are working to develop and test with the Q Lab to improve care for people with both mental health problems and persistent back and neck pain.

Testing improvement ideas: Keele University and Midlands Partnership NHS FT

Kay Stevenson | 9 May 2019 | 1 comment

Kay Stevenson introduces the ideas Keele University and Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will be testing with the Q Lab over the next 4-5 months.

Testing improvement ideas: Health Innovation Network

Amy Semple | 3 May 2019 | 0 comment

Amy Semple shares details on the kinds of ideas the Health Innovation Network will be testing with the Q Lab to improve care for people with both mental health problems and persistent back and neck pain.

Developing and testing ideas: some early reflections

Dominic Burton | 26 Apr 2019 | 2 comments

Four organisations are working with the Q Lab to develop and test new ways of improving care for people with mental health problems and persistent pain. Here are some early reflections as the work gets underway.