Resources
Toolkits, guides, case studies and other quality improvement resources shared by Q members and the Q team.
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Creating a thriving community hospitals network
Case study6 June 2025 6 minute readHow the Community Hospitals Association, supported by Q, established a UK-wide network to nurture quality improvement in community hospitals.
Topics- Health sector challenges
- COVID-19 and recovery
- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Networking
- Services
- Community services
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Accessible venue checklist
Template6 March 2025 1 minute readIf you’ve got an in-person event coming up, use this list to assess how accessible the venue is.
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Equity, diversity and inclusion
- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Networking
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TemplateQ Accessible venue checklistDOCX 182.5 KB 2 pages 1 minute read
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Local system collaboration to address care backlogs
Case study29 August 2024 7 minute readImplementing 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
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Developing a peer-to-peer coaching service
Case study29 August 2024 4 minute readHow 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
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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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How to host a Safety Improvement Coffee Trial
Guide1 September 2023 0 minute readFind 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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Designing virtual workshops
Toolkit18 September 2020 3 minute readWe have developed a checklist for things to consider when planning and delivering virtual workshops, drawing on our knowledge and experience in the Q team.
Topics- Digital and data
- Digital technology
- Health sector challenges
- Equity, diversity and inclusion
- Productivity
- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Innovation
- Networking
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ToolkitVirtual meetings checklist 12DOCX 98.5 KB 3 pages 1 minute read
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Liberating Structures
Guide14 July 2020 2 minute read33+ simple techniques for facilitating meetings, workshops and conversations.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Flow
- Networking
- Leadership and management
- Management systems
- Workforce and people