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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 study
    6 June 2025 
    6 minute read 

    How 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
  • Accessible venue checklist

    Template
    6 March 2025 
    1 minute read 

    If 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
    Downloads
  • 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
  • Nurturing and weaving networks

    Toolkit
    25 May 2024 
    2 minute read 

    Tools, 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
    Downloads
  • 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
    Downloads
  • Designing virtual workshops

    Toolkit
    18 September 2020 
    3 minute read 

    We 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
    Downloads
  • Liberating Structures

    Guide
    14 July 2020 
    2 minute read 

    33+ simple techniques for facilitating meetings, workshops and conversations.

    Topics
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Collaboration
    • Flow
    • Networking
    • Leadership and management
    • Management systems
    • Workforce and people
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