Blog archive

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.

Callum Brown shares how early experiences in training to become a pharmacist paved the way to making quality improvement his full time role.

Deputy Clinical Director and Professional Head of Allied Health Professions (AHPs) and founding cohort Q member Caroline Poole urges AHPs to sign up to the Quality Improvement movement.