Resources
Toolkits, guides, case studies and other quality improvement resources shared by Q members and the Q team.
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Putting the power of data to work for patients
Case study12 March 2025 5 minute readA team of researchers and clinicians is helping analysts and decision makers in in the NHS to realise the power of data through statistical process control.
Topics- Digital and data
- Analytics and data
- Measurement for improvement
- Health sector challenges
- Access and waiting times
- Productivity
- Improvement and innovation
- Complexity
- Improvement culture
- Improvement research and evaluation
- Innovation
- Process improvement
- Spread and adoption
- Systems change
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Management systems
- Organisational development
- Workforce and people
- Quality of care
- Clinical effectiveness
- Health equity
- Patient safety
- Timeliness and efficiency
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Kidney Essentials: improving patient information through co-design
Case study3 March 2025 6 minute readRoyal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and Cognitant worked with chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients to co-design written and interactive digital information.
Topics- Digital and data
- Analytics and data
- Digital technology
- Improvement and innovation
- Co-production
- Improvement culture
- Improvement research and evaluation
- Innovation
- Patient and public involvement
- Process improvement
- Spread and adoption
- Systems change
- Quality of care
- Patient experience
- Patient safety
- Person-centred care
- Services
- Acute care
- Community services
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Local system collaboration to address care backlogs
Case study29 August 2024 7 minute readImplementing new pathways with advice and guidance and enhanced perioperative care in Birmingham and Solihull.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Innovation
- Networking
- Quality of care
- Patient experience
- Timeliness and efficiency
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Developing a peer-to-peer coaching service
Case study29 August 2024 4 minute readHow peer-to-peer coaching is increasing access to supported self-management for people with long-term health conditions.
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Long-term conditions
- Improvement and innovation
- Co-production
- Innovation
- Networking
- Leadership and management
- Workforce and people
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Quality Management Systems: resources to help you get started
Guide22 July 2024 11 minute readDraw learning and inspiration from different frameworks, tools and methods that others have used.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Complexity
- Improvement capability
- Improvement research and evaluation
- Innovation
- Process improvement
- Systems change
- Leadership and management
- Management systems
- Organisational development
- Quality of care
- Clinical effectiveness
- Patient experience
- Patient safety
- Timeliness and efficiency
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How-to guide: the Bedside Learning Coordinator role
Guide8 August 2023 2 minute readA range of resources aimed at supporting individuals and organisations in health and care to implement the Bedside Learning Coordinator (BLC) role.
Topics- Health sector challenges
- COVID-19 and recovery
- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Improvement capability
- Innovation
- Process improvement
- Spread and adoption
- Quality of care
- Patient experience
- Person-centred care
- Services
- Acute care
- Urgent and emergency care
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Leading successful partnerships
Guide28 April 2022 2 minute readPrinciples and best practice to support health and care leaders to improve their teams’ relationships and set up effective partnerships.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Improvement capability
- Innovation
- Systems change
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
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PDF 3.8 MB 13 pages 13 minute read
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Learning systems
Toolkit22 February 2022 2 minute readAn online toolkit to support teams and organisations to develop effective learning systems for health and care improvement.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Innovation
- Spread and adoption
- Leadership and management
- Management systems
- Organisational development
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Human Factors Guide
Guide28 January 2022 1 minute readA free introductory guide to Human Factors for health care workers.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement culture
- Innovation
- Leadership and management
- Workforce and people
- Quality of care
- Clinical effectiveness
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PDF 4.4 MB