Opinion pieces
Diverse views and commentary from Q, community members and across the health and care improvement landscape.
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How micro-funding can unlock health improvements for communities
9 December 2025 6 minute readQ member Karla Rimaitis considers the shift to neighbourhood health in light of her experiences with improvement and innovation in primary care.
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Karla Rimaitis
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Integration
- Services
- Community services
- Older people’s care
- Neighbourhood health
- Voluntary services
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Improving patient communication and care with technology
24 September 2024 9 minute readA Q Exchange project looks at using innovative technology as part of an apporoach to reduce falls and pressure ulcers in elderly patients.
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Jonathan Yazbek
Topics- Digital and data
- Digital technology
- Health sector challenges
- Health and prevention
- Long-term conditions
- Improvement and innovation
- Patient and public involvement
- Leadership and management
- Workforce and people
- Quality of care
- Patient safety
- Services
- Mental health
- Older people’s care
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Creating a hospital passport for patients with dementia
10 May 2024 5 minute readDiscover 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
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Long-term conditions
- Improvement and innovation
- Co-production
- Patient and public involvement
- Quality of care
- Health equity
- Patient experience
- Person-centred care
- Services
- End of life care
- Older people’s care
- Social care
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The value of death: how can we reimagine death and dying?
5 September 2023 4 minute readIn an age of medical advancements, Bethan Phillips reflects on how we can take a radical new approach to death and bereavement.
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Katy Saunders
Topics- Quality of care
- Patient experience
- Services
- Acute care
- End of life care
- Older people’s care
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