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Resources

Toolkits, guides, case studies and other quality improvement resources shared by Q members and the Q team.

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  • Enablers and barriers to whole system cardiovascular disease prevention

    Project report
    16 July 2026 
    1 minute read 

    With our System Improvement Support, three ICBs worked together to identify the enablers and barriers to whole system cardiovascular disease prevention.

    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Health and prevention
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Collaboration
    • Systems change
    Downloads
  • An initiative at UCLH used a systems-thinking approach and co-design with young people and clinicians to tackle high outpatient hospital appointment non-attendance rates among 16-to-24-year-olds.

    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Access and waiting times
    • Equity, diversity and inclusion
    • Health and prevention
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Co-production
    • Collaboration
    • Spread and adoption
    • Quality of care
    • Patient experience
    • Person-centred care
    • Services
    • Children and young people
  • Partnering with patients on ways to improve care before treatment

    Case study
    23 April 2025 
    5 minute read 

    The first national forum for perioperative and prehabilitation care is looking at ways to better support patients before, during and following their treatment.

    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Access and waiting times
    • Health and prevention
    • Long-term conditions
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Innovation
    • Patient and public involvement
    • Systems change
    • Quality of care
    • Patient experience
    • Person-centred care
  • How can behavioural insights be applied in improvement work?

    Toolkit
    26 September 2022 
    3 minute read 

    Read 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
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