Resources
Toolkits, guides, case studies and other quality improvement resources shared by Q members and the Q team.
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Podcasts: Sharing others’ stories of improvement
Case study17 September 2025 2 minute readHere we share a selection of podcasts from some of those exploring new ways into improvement in health and care.
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Improvement and innovation
- Leadership and management
- Quality of care
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Writing a compelling business case for improvement and innovation: top tips
Guide20 August 2025 4 minute readDrawing on real-life experience, this resource outlines things to think about when crafting a business case that stands out – including the key elements and how to garner support.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Leadership and management
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Improving patient safety with the Blackpool Safety Barometer virtual dashboard
Case study21 May 2025 5 minute readBlackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has empowered frontline staff to improve patient safety with a dashboard that brings safety metrics into one place.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Systems change
- Leadership and management
- Management systems
- Quality of care
- Patient safety
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Exploring what it means to work with a sense of joy
Case study30 April 2025 4 minute readThe Joy in Work project aimed to enhance the fulfilment of health care staff through virtual sessions on quality improvement, collaboration, and work-life balance.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement culture
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Organisational development
- Workforce and people
- Quality of care
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Reawakening Q’s coaching for improvement group
Case study29 April 2025 4 minute readUsing a high-impact engagement programme approach with a focus on member experience, this Q team has reinvigorated Q’s Coaching Improvement group
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement culture
- Spread and adoption
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Management systems
- Organisational development
- Workforce and people
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Podcast: Leading Improvement in Health and Care
Case study18 November 2024 9 minute readSharing stories and exploring the challenges of people making changes across systems.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Leadership and management
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Developing system-wide improvement approaches
Framework29 August 2024 3 minute readFive simple principles for working across local systems to develop shared improvement approaches for health and care.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Complexity
- Improvement culture
- Spread and adoption
- Systems change
- Leadership and management
- Management systems
- Workforce and people
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Improving across health and care systems
Framework29 August 2024 10 minute readPlan and deliver large-scale health and care improvements across systems with this detailed framework developed in collaboration with sector leaders and aligned with NHS IMPACT.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Complexity
- Flow
- Improvement culture
- Process improvement
- Systems change
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
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FrameworkImproving across health and care systemsPDF 717.6 KB 1 page 1 minute read
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Embedding analytics to improve inpatient flow
Case study29 August 2024 4 minute readDeveloping organisational data capability to increase productivity and improve experience.
Topics- Digital and data
- Analytics and data
- Health sector challenges
- Productivity
- Leadership and management
- Workforce and people
- Quality of care
- 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