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 report16 July 2026 1 minute readWith 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
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PDF 207.9 KB 15 pages
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Connecting innovation, research and improvement across the health and care system
Case study23 June 2026 6 minute readQ 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
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Leading system level change in health and care: Learning from the Northern Triangle
Project report16 June 2026 2 minute readLearn from the lived experience of system leaders and consider what it takes to deliver meaningful change at scale and across boundaries.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Improvement culture
- Improvement research and evaluation
- Spread and adoption
- Systems change
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
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PDF 2.1 MB 77 pages
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Relational Services Resources
Toolkit9 June 2026 10 minute readA collection of resources, articles, webinar recordings and ways to connect with others to support more person-centred, learning-focused approaches to care and system improvement.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Improvement culture
- Patient and public involvement
- Process improvement
- Quality of care
- Patient experience
- Person-centred care
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Project reportReforming from the inside outDOCX 76.5 KB 11 pages 18 minute read -
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PPTX 4.0 MB 5 pages
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Cross-System Improvement Framework
Framework29 May 2026 10 minute readPlan and deliver large-scale health and care improvements across systems with this detailed framework developed in collaboration with sector leaders and aligned with NHS IMPACT.
Topics- Health sector challenges
- Integration
- Improvement and innovation
- Collaboration
- Complexity
- Flow
- Improvement culture
- Process improvement
- Systems change
- Leadership and management
- Leadership
- Organisational development
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ToolkitQ Conversation ToolkitPDF 2.9 MB -
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Diabetes care and quality improvement
Guide15 April 2026 3 minute readInformation about the latest NICE guidance for managing type 2 diabetes and a collection of resources and articles curated for anyone with an interest in improvement and shifts in diabetes care.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
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PDF 3.2 MB 31 pages
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Energising mental health crisis support and co-production in Yorkshire
Case study12 December 2025 6 minute readQ member Jenny Morton tells us about a project in Sheffield that is working with service users to improve local mental health services and has been shortlisted for the Seni Lewis award.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Co-production
- Patient and public involvement
- Quality of care
- Patient experience
- Services
- Mental health
- Neighbourhood health
- Urgent and emergency care
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Maternity, perinatal and neonatal quality improvement resources
Toolkit27 November 2025 3 minute readA collection of resources, articles and groups on QI through the lens of maternity, perinatal and neonatal services.
Topics- Improvement and innovation
- Spread and adoption
- Services
- Maternity and neo-natal
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Addressing health inequalities to reduce missed appointments
Case study28 October 2025 4 minute readTeams from North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston studied the causes of missed appointments in cardiology, discovering four key barriers.
Topics- Digital and data
- Analytics and data
- Health sector challenges
- Access and waiting times
- Improvement and innovation
- Process improvement
- Quality of care
- Patient experience
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Pathway to Equity: working with young people to reduce hospital appointment non-attendance
Case study25 September 2025 6 minute readAn 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