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Have your say – Q Community Event 2018 member input

12 Apr 2018

Join other Q members in helping select the break-out session topics for this year's UK-wide Q community event

Facilitators wanted for West Wales medical leader programme

20 Mar 2018

Hywel Dda University Health Board is looking for a facilitator/s to deliver its' medical leader/QI/system improvement programme

Closing the gaps in healthcare: using implementation science in practice

9 Mar 2018

Are you interested in closing the gap between what we know can optimise health and what gets implemented?

Invitation to King’s Improvement Science resources launch event

6 Mar 2018

New resources for quality improvement projects, implementation science research and evaluation

Improving quality of life for the frail elderly in care homes by reducing urinary tract infections through hydration

1 Mar 2018

Introducing Structured Drinks Rounds and Training reduces hospital admissions for Urinary Tract Infections in the care home population

The Q Exchange: Launching an exciting collaboration & funding opportunity

27 Feb 2018

Anna Markland shares more about how we have developed Q Exchange, a £450,000 pilot funding programme for Q members launching in April, and invites you to join a Zoom call to find out more.

Q’s top 10 blogs of 2017

5 Jan 2018

As we start the new year, we have taken time to look back over 2017 and pulled together the most popular blog posts from both the Q community and the Q team.

Q Network Leadership Masterclass – what we learned

7 Dec 2017

Our three part masterclass focused on network leadership skills for improvement and transformational change.

Improving communication at handover and transfer reduces retained swabs

6 Dec 2017

Two years incident free from never events in maternity services and near misses have reduced from 33% - 1%. Introduced simple and effective handover.

2018 NICE Shared Learning Awards – submit your entry now

27 Nov 2017

NICE are currently seeking entries from health and social care organisations for their prestigious 2018 Shared Learning Awards. Read about them here: https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/into-practice/local-practice-case-studies/shared-learning-awards