Opinion pieces
Diverse views and commentary from Q, community members and across the health and care improvement landscape.
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Transforming training for carers of children with complex needs
21 November 2023 7 minute readA paediatric nurse explains how she developed an online training package for carers and parents of children with complex needs.
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Una Hughes
Topics- Digital and data
- Digital technology
- Improvement and innovation
- Co-production
- Leadership and management
- Workforce and people
- Services
- Children and young people
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Redefining who and what counts when it comes to health improvement
7 November 2023 5 minute readHelp us consider who else might benefit from joining Q’s health and care improvement community and learn about the strategic case for improvement.
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Penny Pereira
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Improvement culture
- Improvement research and evaluation
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Promoting health equity with colleagues in Q
1 November 2023 3 minute readClare Cable explains the value and benefits that the Q community brings to health care improvement.
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Clare Cable
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Equity, diversity and inclusion
- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Leadership and management
- Workforce and people
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Worldviews: How can we borrow from research to take a systemic approach?
27 October 2023 3 minute readAndrew Ware takes a global view in this piece about looking outward for system improvement. Part one of a two-part series.
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Andrew Ware
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Innovation
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
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Why join Q? With Dr Amar Shah
25 October 2023 6 minute readDr Amar Shah explains the role Q is playing in today’s health and care sector and why people should join.
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Amar Shah
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement capability
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Workforce and people
- Quality of care
- Clinical effectiveness
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Join Q: a direct route to improving health and care
24 October 2023 6 minute readMembers share their reasons for being part of an increasingly impactful health and care improvement community.
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Stacey Lally
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
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From theory to practice: how systems thinking equips QI practitioners for real-world challenges
2 October 2023 4 minute readQ member Dan Harley discusses how systems thinking can help QI practitioners to tackle ‘wicked problems’.
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Dan Harley
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Quality of care
- Timeliness and efficiency
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Using QI to improve joy in work
31 August 2023 6 minute readJulia Wood reflects on the Joy in Work Special Interest Group which looks at how to use QI tools to bring more enjoyment to the work day.
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Julia Wood
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement research and evaluation
- Leadership and management
- Workforce and people
- Quality of care
- Patient safety
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The power of peer-to-peer approaches to kickstart lasting culture change
13 July 2023 6 minute readExperience the transformative power of a Q Visit to Huddlecraft through and gain insights on how these visits inspire and drive innovation in healthcare.
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Maria Dorthea Skov
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Improvement culture
- Innovation
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Amplifying diverse voices: ingredients for successful co-production
5 July 2023 6 minute readSabrina Das, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, reflects on her work co-producing services with local mothers in the Family Voices Big Room.
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Sabrina Das
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Equity, diversity and inclusion
- Improvement and innovation
- Patient and public involvement
- Services
- Mental health
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