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Equity, health inequality and quality improvement

Sharon Wiener-Ogilvie | 3 Feb 2021 | 0 comment

Q member, Sharon Wiener-Ogilvie shares Healthcare Improvement Scotland's recent work around incorporating inequalities into QI work and encourages Q members to share their feedback.

Working with data in a crisis: moving beyond limitations

Andrew Ware | 28 Jan 2021 | 0 comment

In the final blog of the series, Andy Ware rounds off his advice on managing data during a crisis with CSWME, a framework for understanding how to approach your data once you know its limitations.

Working with data in a Crisis: Learning how to FUPS

Andrew Ware | 17 Dec 2020 | 0 comment

In the third of four blogs, Q member, Andy Ware shares his experience of getting to grips with data during the pandemic and the importance of 'FUPS'ing your data before incorporating it into decision-making.

Organising for Quality: the Royal College of Anaesthetist’s QI compendium

Carolyn Johnston | 11 Dec 2020 | 1 comment

Drawing together over 132 quality standards and quality improvements across perioperative care, Q member, Carolyn Johnston shares the resulting 'recipe book' for improvement in anaesthesia.

What was the role of improvement during COVID-19? Help us interpret the findings from Q’s insight survey

Matthew Hill | 8 Dec 2020 | 0 comment

Find out more about the emergent findings by reading our latest working paper.

Working with Data in a Crisis: identifying your domain

Andrew Ware | 1 Dec 2020 | 0 comment

In the second of four blogs, Q member, Andy Ware shares his experience of getting to grips with data during the pandemic and how the Cynefin framework can be a useful tool when managing data in a crisis.

Watch sessions from the Q community event 2020: Collaborating for an equitable, inclusive health system

Libby Keck | 27 Nov 2020 | 0 comment

How can we collaborate for a more equitable, inclusive health system? Explore the presentations and conversations from the event on this theme.

Dealing with team management in a socially distant world

Adam Burrell | 25 Nov 2020 | 0 comment

Q member, Adam Burrell discusses the importance of team building from a distance and providing support to employees going through the biggest challenge the health service has faced.

Supporting staff to use PPE safely during COVID-19

Darshan Patel | 11 Nov 2020 | 0 comment

Q member, Darshan Patel discusses the vital role of improvement principles in creating and rolling out support to staff using PPE during the pandemic.

Collaboration, involvement, innovation, learning: building on four areas of progress resulting from COVID-19

Zarina Siganporia | 6 Nov 2020 | 0 comment

Zarina Siganporia summarises what we heard from 700 people through Q's Rapid Learning and Improvement workshop series, and shares questions to ask ourselves to build on the progress made.