Opinion pieces

After listening and learning how we can improve inclusion and impact in our community, Q is moving to an open membership process. We share why we’re making this change and its benefits.

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  Tarnia Mason
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  Henry Cann

Discover ways to build connections, share learning and generate engagement in your improvement work.

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  Tarnia Mason

Drawing from their research, Q members Catherine Harrison and Bryan Jones explain how redressing the balance between transactional systems and relational care could support NHS reform.

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  Catherine Harrison
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  Bryan Jones

Aarthi Ravishankar and Rosanna Hardwick, from Social Finance, share findings on effective early intervention and prevention for children and young people presenting in mental health crisis.

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  Rosanna Hardwick
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  Aarthi Ravishankar

Sarindi Aryasinghe reflects on how we can do our bit to turn commitments to equity into real, tangible, everyday improvement work.

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  Sarindi Aryasinghe

As Picker publish their independent evaluation of Q, our Managing Director, Penny Pereira, reflects on what we’ve learned.

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  Penny Pereira

Q member Mani Dhesi explains how radically redesigning patient care pathways for community settings can both improve the patient experience and free up valuable clinical time in secondary care.

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  Mani Dhesi

Q member Karla Rimaitis considers the shift to neighbourhood health in light of her experiences with improvement and innovation in primary care.

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  Karla Rimaitis

Q’s Managing Director Penny Pereira on what informed our future plans, what lies ahead and how you can be involved.

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  Penny Pereira

With fieldwork for the 2025 NHS staff survey set to begin, we reflect on the results of the 2024 survey and what we can learn about staff engagement – and its consequences for improvement.

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  Bryan Jones
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  Penny Pereira
• Nicola Burgess