Opinion pieces
Diverse views and commentary from Q, community members and across the health and care improvement landscape.
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Deepening understanding of children and young people experiencing mental health crisis
5 March 2026 5 minute readAarthi 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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Aarthi Ravishankar
Topics- Digital and data
- Analytics and data
- Health sector challenges
- Equity, diversity and inclusion
- Improvement and innovation
- Process improvement
- Quality of care
- Patient experience
- Services
- Children and young people
- Neighbourhood health
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How disruptive innovators could lead the way for neighbourhood health
8 January 2026 7 minute readQ member Mani Dhesi explains how radically redesigning patient care pathways for community settings can both improve the patient experience and free up valuable clinical time in secondary care.
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Mani Dhesi
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Access and waiting times
- Improvement and innovation
- Spread and adoption
- Services
- Primary care
- Neighbourhood health
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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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Journalism with a stethoscope: why listening matters for facing health’s wicked problems
23 September 2025 5 minute readQ member Guddi Singh on what led her to create a new BBC Radio 4 series asking the questions the health service avoids – and what the answers mean for improvement.
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Guddi Singh
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Health and prevention
- Improvement and innovation
- Co-production
- Innovation
- Patient and public involvement
- Systems change
- Quality of care
- Health equity
- Person-centred care
- Services
- Children and young people
- Community services
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Q members reflect on the NHS 10-Year Health Plan for England: Rammya Mathew
28 July 2025 3 minute readIn this series, Q members from across England share their thoughts on what’s in the plan, what’s missing and what’s required for its implementation.
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Rammya Mathew
Topics- Digital and data
- AI and automation
- Improvement and innovation
- Quality of care
- Patient experience
- Services
- Neighbourhood health
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Q members reflect on the NHS 10-Year Health Plan for England: Emma Snow
22 July 2025 4 minute readIn this series, Q members from across England share their thoughts on what’s in the plan, what’s missing and what’s required for its implementation.
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Emma Snow
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Improvement and innovation
- Services
- Social care
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Q members reflect on the NHS 10-Year Health Plan for England: Anna Burhouse
18 July 2025 3 minute readIn this series, Q members from across England share their thoughts on what’s in the plan, what’s missing and what’s required for its implementation.
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Anna Burhouse
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Improvement and innovation
- Services
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How improvement approaches can support neighbourhood health models
19 March 2025 7 minute readBryan Jones, Senior Improvement Fellow at the Health Foundation, and Penny Pereira, Q’s Managing Director, discuss leveraging improvement expertise in implementing neighbourhood health models.
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Bryan Jones
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Systems change
- Services
- Community services
- Neighbourhood health
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Continuous improvement and management capacity in general practice
2 October 2024 5 minute readRead about the views of leaders in general practice about the role of QI in their work amidst pressures in the sector.
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Rammya Mathew
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement capability
- Improvement culture
- Innovation
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Management systems
- Organisational development
- Workforce and people
- Services
- Primary care
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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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