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What are the best technologies for improving patient safety? Following last year’s launch of the NHS Digital Clinical Safety Strategy, Dr Kelsey Flott, Deputy Director of Patient Safety at the NHS Transformation Directorate is working with NHS organisations and suppliers to find the answers.

Thanks to all the members who shared their views with us. Here, you can find out some of the highlights from the data, and our response so far.

Q member Pete Donnelly tells us about the impact wheelchair skills have made to his life in 15 years of using a wheelchair and shares an idea on how to build confidence and independence for all 1.2 million wheelchair users across the UK.

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.

Diane Ketley and Matthew Mezey share the learnings from a recent virtual conversation with Madi Hoskin on her experience of systems convening.

Read the latest in our series where we introduce you to new Q members: meet Mark Bailey, who tells us about his improvement journey and what he hopes to learn from the Q community.

Psychology 4 Improvement (P4I) is a Q Exchange funded project aimed at developing an interdisciplinary approach to health care improvement. Q member, Charlie Jones shares the latest iteration of the project’s logo and how it illustrates the journey the team has been on, working together towards a shared purpose.

Q members, Sabrina Das and Fazeela Chharawala share a moving “HOTT Conversation”, involving a very large and complex thrombectomy team, a man who had a stroke 12 months prior, and his wife.