Blog archive

In July 2019, NHS Improvement published the first ever national patient safety strategy. Here, Matthew Fogarty from the national patient safety team in NHS England and NHS Improvement explains parallels between the new strategy and the Q community.

Naomi Burden shares how she has found her tribe within Q and encourages fellow AHPs to join the newly created Allied Health Professions in QI Special Interest Group.

Deon Louw shares an update on one of 2018's successful Q Exchange projects focussed on collaboration between emergency departments to share best practice for frequent attenders requiring mental health care.

Over 400 Q members took part in the first Q Insight Survey earlier this year. Here, Q's Insight and Evaluation Manager, Matthew Hill shares some of the initial findings.

Phil Walters reflects on the Community Reporting training provided by People's Voice Media and the power of telling your story and empowering others to tell theirs.

Each month we'll be introducing you to a new Q member – this month self-styled Cornish pirate Carrie Biddle tells us how becoming a member of the Q community was part of her 'challenge and accomplish’ list for 2019.

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.

Andy Ware describes the way of working which has emerged in the last 3 years; the Improvement Practitioner or Practice Facilitator model.