Resources
Toolkits, guides, case studies and other quality improvement resources shared by Q members and the Q team.
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Maternity, perinatal and neonatal quality improvement resources
Toolkit27 November 2025 3 minute readA collection of resources, articles and groups on QI through the lens of maternity, perinatal and neonatal services.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Spread and adoption
- Services
- Maternity and neo-natal
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AI and quality improvement resources
Toolkit22 August 2025 4 minute readA collection of resources, articles and groups on AI and quality improvement.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Spread and adoption
- Quality of care
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Creative approaches to problem solving
Toolkit5 September 2024 2 minute readQ’s toolkit of 25 tried-and-tested methods for creative collaboration and problem-solving.
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Productivity
- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Complexity
- Improvement capability
- Process improvement
- Systems change
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PDF 3.2 MB 30 pages 29 minute read
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Nurturing and weaving networks
Toolkit25 May 2024 2 minute readTools, ideas and resources to help support people working in health and care improvement with working across multiple networks.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Co-production
- Collaboration
- Improvement capability
- Improvement culture
- Networking
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PDF 13.3 MB 92 pages 81 minute read
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Members come together to learn, connect and act
Toolkit20 November 2023 4 minute readAt Q’s community event in October, members from across the UK and Ireland gathered to discussed how improvement is evolving to meet health and care challenges.
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Productivity
- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
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How to measure and improve engagement with staff in major change
Toolkit17 October 2023 2 minute readA toolkit for engaging staff well in change including a guide and flexible tools to measure engagement.
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Productivity
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Management systems
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Evaluation toolSurvey of staffExcel 82.3 KB 4 pages 4 minute read -
Evaluation toolPlanning and reflectionExcel 83.3 KB 4 pages 4 minute read
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Improvement Collaborative Handbook
Toolkit16 October 2023 2 minute readTools to successfully lead, plan and implement an improvement collaborative to improve the safety and quality of health care.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Improvement capability
- Improvement culture
- Process improvement
- Spread and adoption
- Leadership and management
- Workforce and people
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PDF 7.8 MB 59 pages 74 minute read
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Quality Coach Development Programme
Toolkit20 September 2023 3 minute readA suite of resources for training health and care staff in the essential skills and knowledge needed to successfully coach teams and individuals through quality improvement work.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Improvement capability
- Spread and adoption
- Leadership and management
- Organisational development
- Workforce and people
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Evaluation toolQuality Coach Development Programme Evaluation GuidePDF 593.6 KB 35 pages 29 minute read -
GuideQCDP Handbook (updated)PDF 8.3 MB 258 pages 325 minute read -
DOCX 5.1 MB 258 pages 325 minute read -
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Evaluation toolWorking Styles QuestionnairePDF 90.2 KB 1 page 2 minute read -
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TemplateSession 1 Activity TemplatePDF 100.1 KB 1 page 3 minute read -
TemplateSession 2 Activity TemplatePDF 1.3 MB 1 page 12 minute read -
TemplateSession 3 Activity TemplatePDF 731.6 KB 1 page 6 minute read -
TemplateSession 4 Activity Template QCDP 1PDF 2.2 MB 1 page 4 minute read -
TemplateSession 5 Activity TemplatePDF 600.6 KB 1 page 2 minute read -
TemplateSession 6 Activity Template QCDPPDF 103.2 KB 1 page 9 minute read -
TemplateSession 7 Activity Template QCDP 1PDF 1.0 MB 1 page 27 minute read -
TemplateSession 8 Activity Template QCDP 1PDF 256.9 KB 1 page 9 minute read -
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PPTX 12.0 MB 68 pages 18 minute read
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How improvement can help during times of pressure
Toolkit9 December 2022 6 minute readDiscover resources that show how improvement approaches can help, even during times of high NHS demand and workforce pressures.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement capability
- Improvement research and evaluation
- Process improvement
- Systems change
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How can behavioural insights be applied in improvement work?
Toolkit26 September 2022 3 minute readRead about a study looking at how behavioural changes can help achieve cost savings and improve patient care in procurement and prescribing.
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Health and prevention
- Improvement and innovation
- Improvement research and evaluation
- Innovation