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Opinion pieces

Diverse views and commentary from Q, community members and across the health and care improvement landscape.

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  • In this series, Q members from across England share their thoughts on what’s in the plan, what’s missing and what’s required for its implementation.

    • Miles Sibley
      Miles Sibley
    Topics
    • Digital and data
    • Digital technology
    • Health sector challenges
    • Quality of care
    • Patient experience
  • In this series, Q members from across England share their thoughts on what’s in the plan, what’s missing and what’s required for its implementation.

    • David Seamark
      David Seamark
    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Health and prevention
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Quality of care
    • Patient experience
  • In this series, Q members from across England share their thoughts on what’s in the plan, what’s missing and what’s required for its implementation.

    • Chris Pavlakis
    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Collaboration
    • Patient and public involvement
    • Quality of care
    • Patient experience
  • Q members from across the UK and Ireland share their thoughts on the plan and its implementation, with insights from their experiences.

    • Clifford Mitchell
      Clifford Mitchell
    • Anita Rowe
    • Domenica Gilroy
      Domenica Gilroy
    • Levette Lamb
      Levette Lamb
    • Dr Orla Healy
    • Felicity Hamer
    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Quality of care
    • Person-centred care
  • In this series, Q members from across England share their thoughts on what’s in the plan, what’s missing and what’s required for its implementation.

    • Emma Snow
    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Services
    • Social care
  • In this series, Q members from across England share their thoughts on what’s in the plan, what’s missing and what’s required for its implementation.

    • Andrea Gibbons
      Andrea Gibbons
    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Quality of care
    • Patient experience
    • Person-centred care
  • In this series, Q members from across England share their thoughts on what’s in the plan, what’s missing and what’s required for its implementation.

    • Anna Burhouse
      Anna Burhouse
    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Services
  • All together on the road to improvement

    6 June 2025 
    6 minute read 

    Q’s Head of Design and Collaboration tells us about a workshop looking at how peer collaboration can be used to deliver the NHS 10 Year Health Plan.

    • Anindita Ghosh
      Anindita Ghosh
    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Collaboration
    • Networking
    • Spread and adoption
  • Integrated strategies to mobilise change

    13 December 2024 
    9 minute read 

    The ambition of the 10 Year Health Plan will need to integrate different approaches to change. Q’s Managing Director, Penny Pereira, sets out what is needed to support this.

    • Penny Pereira
      Penny Pereira
    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Improvement capability
    • Spread and adoption
    • Leadership and management
    • Leadership
  • How to bring an equitable approach to reducing waiting times

    25 September 2024 
    6 minute read 

    Katie and Spela explore what the Q Lab teams learned about ensuring equity while reducing appointment waiting times and share some top tips for ensuring equitable access to services.

    • Spela Godec
      Spela Godec
    • Katie Clarke-Day
      Katie Clarke-Day
    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Access and waiting times
    • Equity, diversity and inclusion
    • Long-term conditions
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Co-production
    • Patient and public involvement
    • Systems change
    • Quality of care
    • Patient experience
    • Person-centred care
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