Blog archive

Each month we'll be introducing you to a new Q member – this month we hear from Julia Gray, who's looking forward to making new connections and drawing on the wealth of expertise in the Q community.

Rachel Pilling shares the story behind Joy in Work’s social movement, 15s30m, and encourages other Q members to think about how they can use this approach in their own work.

Patient Safety Director Cheryl Crocker writes about the launch of the AHSN Network's plan to support the NHS Patient Safety Strategy and how essential Q members are to making the plan a success.

With autumn approaching, our focus on the UK-wide Q community event is intensifying.

Last year, we were one of the recipients of the Q Exchange funding – we were funded to co-design a training module to support patients, families and communities get involved in QI, and work with our teams on projects.

Darren Wright sheds light on the importance of considering the biases in data when undertaking quality improvement work.

'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.

Many Q members were actively involved in shaping NHS Improvement's national patient safety strategy; here Jonathan Broad urges the community to get involved in shaping the new Patient Safety roles.

Increasingly, NHS organisations are encouraged to rely upon LEAN tools and consultancy models to look at inefficiencies within the service. Adam Burrell explores the usefulness of these tools within the complex, unique and human system of the NHS.