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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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  • Q member Gemma Kierczuk shares learning from a Supporting Q Connections funded project which brought together innovation, research and improvement across the Humber and North Yorkshire.

    Topics
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Co-production
    • Collaboration
    • Improvement culture
    • Improvement research and evaluation
    • Innovation
  • Transforming urology pathways to improve care and reduce delays

    Case study
    18 September 2025 
    6 minute read 

    A new urology services model successfully improved support for patients by providing care much earlier in the pathway in an enhanced primary care setting.

    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Access and waiting times
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Collaboration
    • Flow
    • Innovation
    • Spread and adoption
    • Services
    • Community services
    • Primary care
  • Using virtual QI games to boost learning

    Case study
    1 May 2025 
    5 minute read 

    How the gamification of training can engage staff and boost improvement capacity in health and care.

    Topics
    • Digital and data
    • Analytics and data
    • Digital technology
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Innovation
  • 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
  • Local system collaboration to address care backlogs

    Case study
    29 August 2024 
    7 minute read 

    Implementing new pathways with advice and guidance and enhanced perioperative care in Birmingham and Solihull.

    Topics
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Collaboration
    • Innovation
    • Networking
    • Quality of care
    • Patient experience
    • Timeliness and efficiency
  • Developing a peer-to-peer coaching service

    Case study
    29 August 2024 
    4 minute read 

    How peer-to-peer coaching is increasing access to supported self-management for people with long-term health conditions.

    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Long-term conditions
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Co-production
    • Innovation
    • Networking
    • Leadership and management
    • Workforce and people
  • Quality Management Systems: resources to help you get started

    Guide
    22 July 2024 
    11 minute read 

    Draw learning and inspiration from different frameworks, tools and methods that others have used.

    Topics
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Complexity
    • Improvement research and evaluation
    • Innovation
    • Process improvement
    • Systems change
    • Leadership and management
    • Management systems
    • Organisational development
    • Quality of care
    • Clinical effectiveness
    • Patient experience
    • Patient safety
    • Timeliness and efficiency
  • How to host a Safety Improvement Coffee Trial

    Guide
    1 September 2023 
    0 minute read 

    Find out how to host a ​“safety improvement coffee trial” to bring together Q members and other health care professionals and patients to discuss patient safety and quality improvement.

    Topics
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Collaboration
    • Innovation
    • Networking
    • Process improvement
    • Leadership and management
    • Organisational development
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  • 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
  • Leading successful partnerships

    Guide
    28 April 2022 
    2 minute read 

    Principles and best practice to support health and care leaders to improve their teams’ relationships and set up effective partnerships.

    Topics
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Collaboration
    • Improvement capability
    • Innovation
    • Systems change
    • Leadership and management
    • Leadership
    Downloads
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