Resources
Toolkits, guides, case studies and other quality improvement resources shared by Q members and the Q team.
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Do remote consultations reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
Guide9 February 2022 4 minute readQ member Inge Steinbach from the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare introduces a tool for calculating their carbon footprint.
Topics- Digital and data
- Analytics and data
- Health sector challenges
- Productivity
- Improvement and innovation
- Spread and adoption
- Systems change
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Futures and Foresight
Guide11 May 2021 2 minute readThe following guide provides an overview of some of the tools and models from futures and foresight.
Topics- Digital and data
- Measurement for improvement
- Improvement and innovation
- Complexity
- Improvement capability
- Improvement research and evaluation
- Systems change
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PDF 595.5 KB 13 pages 5 minute read
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Quality improvement made simple
Guide23 April 2021 2 minute readA guide for those thinking about how to re-design or develop new processes, pathways and services.
Topics- Health sector challenges
- COVID-19 and recovery
- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement culture
- Systems change
- Leadership and management
- Management systems
- Quality of care
- Patient safety
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Principles for learning as a team or system during COVID-19
Framework30 September 2020 3 minute readInformation and tools to support learning practices within NHS teams, organisations or health and care systems.
Topics- Health sector challenges
- COVID-19 and recovery
- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement capability
- Systems change
- Leadership and management
- Workforce and people
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FrameworkLearning approachesPDF 945.4 KB 11 pages 3 minute read
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Skills for collaborative change
Toolkit29 September 2020 7 minute readA practical tool setting out the skills and attitudes needed for collaborative and creative problem-solving.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Complexity
- Improvement capability
- Spread and adoption
- Systems change
- Leadership and management
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GuideSkills Map User GuidePDF 431.5 KB 12 pages 25 minute read
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TemplateSkills map reflections sheetPDF 680.2 KB 1 page 3 minute read
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FrameworkSkills map posterPDF 660.3 KB 1 page 2 minute read
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Hibernating quality improvement programmes
Guide20 March 2020 2 minute readQ’s partners at Healthcare Improvement Scotland have created a draft guidance document on the hibernation of quality improvement programmes.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement culture
- Improvement research and evaluation
- Systems change
- Leadership and management
- Workforce and people
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DOCX 457.1 KB 10 pages 6 minute read