Terms and conditions

Thank you for being part of the Q community. We want to make sure everyone has the best possible experience, so we have established some guidelines that align with the community values. Our guidelines are a set of expectations that were co-designed with members of the community. They are an agreement of how we do things in Q. Please read and familiarise yourself with these before proceeding. 

You are a member of a community of people committed to improving health and care, where a wide range of knowledge and experience is welcomed and shared and where there are no limits on innovative ways of working.

Q at its heart is cross-boundary and multidisciplinary. We involve patients and people seeking to influence or working with the health and care system at every level.

You can expect access to a network of members and a wide range of activities and resources through Q, online and face to face. All members have responsibility for helping the ​‘common spaces’ within Q to thrive through shared feedback, ideas and learning.

There are national and local activities that you can engage with, depending on your time and preferences.

The work that you do with Q can be shared through the community and beyond, acknowledging your contribution.

• Engage in Q activities with integrity, prioritising what matters to patients and service users.
• Be committed to, and participate in, multidisciplinary ways of working. We look to minimise unhelpful hierarchies between and within professions and occupations.
• Be willing to share your knowledge and experience, provide constructive feedback and value the skills and contribution of others.
• Respect the views of all those you work with, even when these are different from your own.
• Be an active listener in conversations and meetings.
• Share and spread your learning within and beyond Q.
• Be open about any potential conflicts of interest, including but not limited to paid-for services that you might offer. Please avoid using the community as a vehicle for the general promotion of a service if you expect to receive payment.

Q reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.

We take our responsibilities about collecting, using and destroying personal data very seriously. 

We collect and processes personal data to support all the aims of Q. These include: 

• When you apply for Q membership and to enable you to participate in the Q community. 
• If you apply for or are awarded grant funding from Q and the Health Foundation. 
• Promoting Q and the Health Foundation’s work through events and marketing. 

Q will only use the information within the organisation for the purposes we gathered it for. We will not, under any circumstances, share or sell your data with any third party for their own purposes. You will not receive marketing from any other companies, charities, or organisations because you gave your details to us. 

For full details on how we collect and process your personal information, please see our privacy policy.