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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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  • Timelier diagnoses for head and neck cancer patients through improved cancer pathway journeys

    Case study
    14 October 2025 
    6 minute read 

    Patients were at risk from delays receiving head and neck cancer diagnoses. This project reduced patients’ time to diagnosis from an average of 62 days to 28 days.

    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Access and waiting times
    • Quality of care
    • Timeliness and efficiency

  • Reducing surgical waiting times for people with complex pain management needs

    Case study
    8 October 2025 
    6 minute read 

    This project aimed to reduce the waiting times for patients living with complex pain management needs to access elective surgery safely and appropriately.

    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Access and waiting times
    • Long-term conditions
    • Quality of care
    • Timeliness and efficiency

  • Implementing patient initiated follow-up

    Case study
    30 August 2024 
    5 minute read 

    A phased approach to improve access to services at NHS Surrey Heartlands Clinical Commissioning Group.

    Topics
    • Health sector challenges
    • Access and waiting times
    • Improvement and innovation
    • Process improvement
    • Quality of care
    • Timeliness and efficiency

  • 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

  • Embedding analytics to improve inpatient flow

    Case study
    29 August 2024 
    4 minute read 

    Developing organisational data capability to increase productivity and improve experience.

    Topics
    • Digital and data
    • Analytics and data
    • Health sector challenges
    • Productivity
    • Leadership and management
    • Workforce and people
    • Quality of care
    • Timeliness and efficiency

  • 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
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