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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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  • Andrew Ware takes a global view in this piece about looking outward for system improvement. Part one of a two-part series.

    • Andrew Ware
      Andrew Ware
    Topics
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Collaboration
    • Innovation
    • Leadership and management
    • Leadership
  • Why join Q? With Dr Amar Shah

    25 October 2023 
    6 minute read 

    Dr Amar Shah explains the role Q is playing in today’s health and care sector and why people should join.

    • Amar Shah
      Amar Shah
    Topics
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Improvement capability
    • Leadership and management
    • Leadership
    • Workforce and people
    • Quality of care
    • Clinical effectiveness
  • Join Q: a direct route to improving health and care

    24 October 2023 
    6 minute read 

    Members share their reasons for being part of an increasingly impactful health and care improvement community.

    • Stacey Lally
      Stacey Lally
    Topics
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Collaboration
  • Q delegates share their highlights from this year’s International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) conference.

    • Helen Crisp
      Helen Crisp
    • Henry Cann
      Henry Cann
    Topics
    • Digital and data
    • Analytics and data
    • Leadership and management
    • Workforce and people
    • Quality of care
    • Patient experience
  • Developing principles for working across local systems

    4 October 2023 
    3 minute read 

    Find out more about our five principles for working across local systems to develop shared improvement approaches.

    • Matt Hill
      Matt Hill
    Topics
    • Leadership and management
    • Leadership
    • Workforce and people
  • Q member Dan Harley discusses how systems thinking can help QI practitioners to tackle wicked problems’.

    • Dan Harley
      Dan Harley
    Topics
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Collaboration
    • Quality of care
    • Timeliness and efficiency
  • Launch of UK’s first online patient experience library

    26 September 2023 
    5 minute read 

    Miles Sibley tells us about the first-ever digital library of patient experience evidence and its potential to become a powerful new force in tackling health inequality.

    • Miles Sibley
      Miles Sibley
    Topics
    • Digital and data
    • Digital technology
    • Health sector challenges
    • Access and waiting times
    • Quality of care
    • Patient experience
  • The value of death: how can we reimagine death and dying?

    5 September 2023 
    4 minute read 

    In an age of medical advancements, Bethan Phillips reflects on how we can take a radical new approach to death and bereavement.

    • Bethan Phillips
      Bethan Phillips
    • Katy Saunders
      Katy Saunders
    Topics
    • Quality of care
    • Patient experience
    • Services
    • Acute care
    • End of life care
    • Older people’s care
  • Using QI to improve joy in work

    31 August 2023 
    6 minute read 

    Julia 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.

    • Julia Wood
      Julia Wood
    Topics
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Improvement research and evaluation
    • Leadership and management
    • Workforce and people
    • Quality of care
    • Patient safety
  • Solving NHS demand challenges with a sustainability lens

    23 August 2023 
    7 minute read 

    Rachel McLean reflects on sustainability in quality improvement (SusQI) projects that show potential for improving patient care while saving staff time, saving money and reducing environmental impact.

    • Rachel McLean
      Rachel McLean
    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Long-term conditions
    • Quality of care
    • Timeliness and efficiency
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