Academy Research team nominated for Solent HEART Award: Team of the Month

Quality Improvement Specialist, Anita DeHavilland, looks back at QI Week 2023 - the first of its kind!

Side-by-Side and Academy team recognised with national award for commitment to patient involvement in continuous improvement to NHS services

In recognition of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) Day (14th Oct), Dr Colin Barnes looks at the work some of the AHPs have done with us.

Following the formation of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare (HIOWH) NHS Foundation Trust, Solent Recovery College, currently...

Welcome to the Academy - supporting a culture of learning and improvement across Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Did you know that clinical audits were first pioneered by Florence Nightingale? See, audits can be interesting! Audits allow us to...

Tell us a bit about you My name is Ranj Parmar, I am a founding member of Side-by-Side. Side-by-Side is a patient network that...

Whilst some of our Hampshire and Isle of Wight staff live on nice Islands on the South Coast, Quality Improvement (QI) should not be an...

Introducing Kirsty Vale, Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner – Urgent Community Response. Stephanie Hubbard, Trainee Advanced...

In our initial blog we shared our insights as two early career researchers on why we are interested in research and what we are currently...

When I first considered applying for Dragons Den, I must admit, I thought that I wouldn’t stand a chance because I wrongly assumed that...

Quality Improvement Week 2024 runs from the 9th - 13th September this year and we’d love you to get involved. This is the second QI...

The views here expressed are entirely our own and not those of our employers or those of the funding grants.  As clinicians, we aim to...

The Academy Conference returns in 2024 with "The Story So Far - A Creative Conference" on Wednesday 28th February

Solent's Honorary Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist awarded NIHR Research Professorship for work in ADHD

For Libraries Week 2023 our Knowledge Specialist, Kerry Flett shares some top tips for helping to go greener whilst accessing resources.

Our QI Practitioner Programme not only supports teams in learning and delivering quality improvement initiatives, but also ensures that...

Co-production involves healthcare professionals working in partnership with patients, carers, and communities to develop, shape and...

What does it mean when an organisation says we do QI? Aren’t we all in the business of improving things? Yes, but I think there is...

Claire Jeffries, Physio Specialist, shares her experiences with the QI programme and the benefits she found whilst undertaking her projects.

During my nursing career there have been times when people have mentioned quality improvement (QI) or implementing a change and I have...

The 2023 Solent Awards and Recognition ceremony coincided with the NHS 75th birthday. It was wonderful to celebrate and recognise the...

Co-production is a proven way to improve services by involving different patients, people, and stakeholders in decision-making and making...

We are feeling a buzz around co-production from our services and partner organisations. There is desire to work in partnership with...

Kerry Flett, Solent Knowledge Specialist, and Anita DeHavilland, Quality Improvement Specialist, discuss why Health Literacy is so important

Colin Barnes, asks “how do we know we are auditing the right things” and “what are we doing to improve them”?

Side-by-Side help break down language barriers and help to ensure that everyone can understand and participate in their healthcare journey

Dr Sarah Williams reflects on the work the Academy has done over the past year, and the impact of providing a "one-stop-shop" for teams.

I started working at the Academy in October 2022 as an Older Persons Mental Health (OPMH) Research Nurse, having previously worked in the...

I started my career as a Sexual Health Nurse in the 90's and have worked in research for more than 20 years. As the Senior Research Nurse...

Lizzie Fofana, Solent Paediatric Research Nurse, has moved from children's wards to supporting community research.

Quality Improvement Specialist, Anita, shares an insight into her nursing background and how QI has helped her make a positive impact.

Hello, I’m Tracey - and alongside my four-year-old son Theo, we have been accessing services and support from Solent Speech and Language...

After nearly 17 years of running, the Prevenar Study has closed; Becky Hocknell, shares her thoughts on the end of an era.

Wow, where did that time go, I can’t believe that we have finished our first cohort of Happier Working Lives. What a last day we had, and...

At the end of 2022, we held our fourth round of Learning from Excellence Awards. The awards are a chance to celebrate and say thanks to...

We have just had day 2 of Happier Working Lives and the buzz and engagement in the room has continued from day 1. The key focus of the...

Well, where do I start... Day one was amazing, there was such a buzz in the room, yes even after lunch and at the end of the day! The day...

A spark of curiosity, a personal ambition and a desire to make a difference That started my doctoral journey A challenging day job,...

The programme is based on research by the IHI Framework, Improving Joy at Work, who undertook a quality improvement (QI) initiative,...

Early support for young people with neurodiversity is key to helping them and their families develop crucial skills needed to live a...

At Solent NHS Trust, we’ve built an integrated team to support research, quality improvement, audit, evaluation and innovation. These sit...

In last year’s blog for Coproduction week 2021, I talked about the value and importance of building relationships with patients, people...

Yesterday was the annual Heart of Solent Awards, an afternoon celebration and award ceremony for staff and partners working with Solent...

Over the last eighteen months, I’ve had the privilege of being the Volunteer Lead for our COVID mass vaccination programme (four sites in...

Each year we join in with this national event to promote the value of clinical audit and encourage people to get involved. Audits come in...

In early 2021, we were asked to support the involvement of volunteers across the mass vaccination programme in Hampshire and the Isle of...

Patient and public involvement in research is critical for ensuring the research is relevant and meaningful for people affected by it,...

Hi, my name is Becky and I’m a clinical trials assistant (CTA). This generally means that I have a really varied role in the research...