Opinion pieces

Five lessons teams participating in Q Lab learned about engaging stakeholders in their work to reduce waits.

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  Spela Godec

Q member and physiotherapist Jo Kitchen reflects on a Q lunch and learn event on Community Appointment Days.

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  Joanna Kitchen

President of the Community Hospitals Association, Helen Tucker reflects on her improvement work with patients and communities on local health and social care services.

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  Helen Tucker

Q Managing Director Penny Pereira explores what improvement approaches and expertise will be needed for the health and care sector under the new government.

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  Penny Pereira

Professional Advocacy is a network of nursing and midwifery professionals helping this vital workforce to recover and grow.

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  Martin Hogan

Discover how a student nurse in a care home developed a hospital passport so that patients with dementia were better able to let hospital carers know how to look after their needs.

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  Carol Dale

The Q team share the improvement themes from this year’s Forum, including looking at failure, rule-breaking and adding rigour to QI.

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  Penny Pereira
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  Libby Keck
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  Matt Hill
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  Spela Godec

Q member Sabrina Das reflects on an Experience Day and how trust built in a local community that had suffered historical trauma contributed to its success.

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  Sabrina Das

Mid-way into their projects, we’re finding common themes in approaches to improving equity while tackling delays across a huge range of patients and conditions.

• The Team

Q Exchange project lead Rachael Middle shares how Isle of Wight NHS Trust is improving digital inclusion for people accessing their mental health services.

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  Rachael Middle