About us
We are a community of thousands of people across the UK and Ireland, collaborating to improve the safety and quality of health and care. Q is delivered by the Health Foundation and supported and co-funded by partners across the UK and Ireland.
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- https://q.health.org.uk/
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- Industry
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- QI, Quality Improvement, Community, Networks, and Health and Health Care
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Matthew Taylor, sits down with Amar Shah, Samantha Allen, Sarah Sweeney and Dr Vin Diwakar to discuss what it really means to embrace continuous improvement culture at #NHSConfedExpo 2024.If you enjoyed this session, take a look at our the early work of integrated care systems at the forefront of improvement at scale, written by Professor Sir Chris Ham.đź”— - https://lnkd.in/eScViUcPCheck out our programme of support for health and care systems, 'Learning and Improving Across Systems', delivered in partnership with the The Health Foundation and The Q community. đź”— - https://lnkd.in/eaFUFR3wTune in to the first episode of our joint improvement podcast exploring how to unlock improvement through better staff experience.đź”— - https://lnkd.in/ewTiDbrnTo follow the latest action from #NHSConfedExpo 2024, watch the live stream below.đź“ą - https://lnkd.in/dhsmNFm9
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READ: Improvement skills needed: turning election pledges into implemented plans | Q Community q.health.org.ukNew blog đź“‘ So many of the health and quality issues that often make headlines are also finding their way into party manifestos: reducing waiting lists, improving productivity, and managing the health care workforce, to name just a few.When we land on the other side of the general election, and the broad policy commitments filter down into the day-to-day of the health and care system, people with improvement expertise will be essential to the delivery of these renewed priorities. Our Managing Director, Penny Pereira, explores how as a community, Q can share the particular strengths of improvement approaches and help the sector bring the principles of effective improvement to the ambitious change agenda ahead. This means:â–« Taking a system view to construct strategies that enable lasting changeâ–« Co-producing solutions with those who need, use and deliver servicesâ–« Enabling pragmatic, iterative measurement, diagnosis and redesignâ–« Build the organisational systems, culture and capacity for ongoing improvementRead the full blog: https://lnkd.in/e5rmZH9S
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Are you going to #NHSConfedExpo?We’re exhibiting alongside The Health Foundation so we hope to see many members there! You’ll find us on stand A9.You’ll also see us appearing in a couple of sessions throughout the conference as part of our partnership with NHS Confederation and The Health Foundation:🔸 Self-improving systems: developing strategies to improve health and care across systemsWednesday 12 June. 9:30-10:45am | Interactive session in Charter 1 🔸 What does it really meant to embrace a continuous improvement culture?Thursday 13 June. 9:30-10:30am | Main stage panel session
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Failure is often thought of as something to be avoided at all costs. However, there is huge potential in certain kinds of failure to learn, innovate and improve.This lunchtime workshop will provide a safe space for open discussion and reflection, focused on how we can learn from failure. Whether you’re a healthcare professional, a manager, or someone looking at personal or professional learning, this workshop will support you to reframe failure as a stepping stone for improvement. Book your place today!
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What role do Q members play in health and care? Sir Julian Hartley, CEO of NHS Providers, gives an overview of how the community thrives on its diverse range of skills, knowledge and perspectives. Out community inspire and support each other every day to deliver improvements to health and care. We develop our methods and share insights as we do so. And with a community spanning health, care and lived experience, we find new and inclusive ways for everyone to progress.Find out more about our community, and how to join, on our website: https://lnkd.in/e_RDYVFT
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Have you had your say in the #QExchange funding programme? If you are a Q member, don't miss out on voting for five ideas you think should receive up to £40k funding. Q Exchange is our flagship funding programme, where members collaboratively develop improvement project ideas with the potential to create impact across the health and care system. 💡 This year’s project ideas centre around:- Reducing waits sustainably and equitably- Increasing productivity and reducing waste- Embedding improvement into management systems and processes- Boosting the culture, capabilities and structures needed for learning and improvementView the shortlist and vote: https://lnkd.in/e3ZZEbax
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Our Q Visits, both online and in-person, offer a unique opportunity to learn from different sectors and apply that knowledge to your own improvement work. Visits are immersive learning experiences to organisations within and beyond the health and care sector. You’ll hear directly from those involved in improvement initiatives, gaining a practical understanding of their tools and methodologies. But the learning doesn’t stop there. Q Visits also offer the chance to connect with other Q community members and peers, providing time to reflect on what you want to take back to your context. Visits are free and usually open to both Q members and non-members and free to attend, making them an inclusive learning opportunity. Join us for a Visit and enhance your understanding, network, and bring back actionable insights to your organisation.Book into a Visit today: https://lnkd.in/ejj3nT_G#QVisits #HealthcareImprovement #ProfessionalDevelopment
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Don't miss our new podcast series: episode two coming soon!Leading Improvement in Health and Care explores the learning and experiences of people making change across systems. New episodes are released monthly, and our first – Morale – is now live and explores how to improve staff engagement. Director of Patient and Staff Experience at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Annie Laverty, talks about using data to understand what matters to staff and enhance engagement. We also hear from John Drew, Director of Staff Engagement and Experience at NHS England who discusses using the NHS staff survey to steer improvement and how we might engage people better on productivity.Hosted by Penny Pereira, Managing Director of Q at the Health Foundation, and Matthew Taylor, of NHS Confederation, each episode aims to spotlight where improvement is working well, as well as the challenges along the way. Joined by speakers from a variety of roles, we’ll explore the ways improvement can sustainably transform health and care.This podcast is part of Learning and Improving Across Systems, a partnership between The Health Foundation, NHS Confederation and the Q community.Listen now 🎧: https://brnw.ch/21wKliB
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#QCommunity, have you had your say in the #QExchange funding programme? Don't miss out on voting for the five ideas you think should receive up to ÂŁ40,000 funding. View the shortlist and vote: https://brnw.ch/21wKk8R
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