Opinion pieces

Hosting a new podcast series, Q member Guddi Singh outlines how it is providing a new way of talking about race and inequality in the NHS and why those working in improvement should listen.

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  Guddi Singh

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

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.

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  Spela Godec
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  Katie Clarke-Day

Experts from across health care offer practical actions to design pathways that reduce waiting lists, support patients to wait well and put equity first throughout.

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  Ruth Coustick-Deal

Q member Krishna Nair explores the significant disparities in wound care among the nation’s most vulnerable populations and improvement initiatives.

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  Krishna Nair

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

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  Joanna Kitchen

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

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