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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 study
    12 March 2025 
    5 minute read 

    A 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
  • Developing system-wide improvement approaches

    Framework
    29 August 2024 
    3 minute read 

    Five principles for working across local systems to develop shared improvement approaches

    Topics
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Collaboration
    • Complexity
    • Improvement culture
    • Patient and public involvement
    • Spread and adoption
    • Systems change
    • Leadership and management
    • Management systems
    • Organisational development
    • Workforce and people
  • Quality Management Systems: resources to help you get started

    Guide
    22 July 2024 
    11 minute read 

    Draw 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
  • How to write a Q funding bid

    Guide
    7 February 2023 
    3 minute read 

    An interactive guide to support Q members with creating a successful funding application for Q’s grant programmes.

    Topics
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Collaboration
    • Improvement capability
    • Leadership and management
    • Organisational development
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  • Learning systems

    Toolkit
    22 February 2022 
    2 minute read 

    An 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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