Blogs

Q Lab – your votes have been counted

Libby Keck • 14 Feb 2017 • 0 comment

The Q Improvement Lab will bring people together to explore, develop, test and spread ideas that can improve health and care for people in the UK.

My improvement journey: Carolyn Johnston

Carolyn Johnston • 1 Feb 2017 • 0 comment

Carloyn Johnston shares the inspirations and experiences of her improvement journey - as well as a request for help around QI improvements to help her Trust's current DOLS (deprivation of liberty safeguards) and MCA (Mental Capacity Act) training and awareness.

But what will the first lab topic be?

Libby Keck • 12 Jan 2017 • 0 comment

The Q community is choosing a topic for the first Q Improvement Lab. Team member Libby shares her hopes and reflections on this process.

Self assessing QI capability – is the perfect the enemy of the good?

Rebecca Fisher • 6 Jan 2017 • 1 comment

Are you interested in assessing your own Quality Improvement capability? Q team member Becks shares the results of her search for the best tools.

Developing Improvement Capability

Joy Furnival • 6 Jan 2017 • 5 comments

Q member Joy Furnival shares - in very accessible form - some of the learning from her PhD on improvement capability.

2016? So, how was it?

Q Community Administrator • 22 Dec 2016 • 0 comment

Communities both virtual and otherwise provide new opportunities and connections for people, and they are on the up! At least that’s what it feels like. Whether it’s sharing holiday homes or baby clothes, sharing something even small and tangible can become a gateway to deeper learning.

Working towards continuous improvement (and finding inspiration in unexpected places)

Carolyn Johnston • 6 Dec 2016 • 0 comment

Member Carolyn Johnston reflects on how we can find inspiration for improvement in unexpected places.

A step in the right direction? New framework for improvement and leadership development in England

Will Warburton • 1 Dec 2016 • 0 comment

Member Will Warburton (Director of Improvement at the Health Foundation) responds to the new NHSI leadership report - which members fed into during our community event workshops.

Are you excited by the Q Improvement Lab?

Tracy Webb • 29 Nov 2016 • 2 comments

We are! As many of you may know, we have recently had funding approval to set up a Q Improvement Lab early next year.

Welcome to the new website for the Q community

Q Community Administrator • 22 Nov 2016 • 2 comments

Penny Pereira - Programme Director for Q - introduces the new site for this rapidly growing community.

Apply for Community of Practice mentorship in 2025

How stakeholder and journey mapping can help you understand complex challenges