Celebrating change, sharing learning, and improving together
We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who got involved. Whether you joined a webinar, listened to a podcast, entered the poster competition, shared a project, supported a colleague or took the opportunity to learn something new, you helped make the week a success.
Throughout the week, we celebrated the wide range of improvement work taking place across our Trust and wider system. From improving patient care and staff wellbeing to tackling health inequalities, sustainability and strengthening partnerships with patients and communities, colleagues shared inspiring examples of quality improvement in action.
Highlights from the week included:
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More than 40 webinars delivered by colleagues and improvement leaders from across the NHS, covering topics such as sustainability, co-production, innovation, reducing health inequalities, research, AI and large-scale change. The breadth of expertise and shared learning on offer demonstrated the strength of our growing improvement community.
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Podcasts featuring colleagues leading improvement projects, including work on hypermobility services, Professional Advocacy, and research exploring ways to reduce variation in foot insole provision.
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Congratulations to Louise Baker and the HIOW FND Pathway Team for winning this year's poster competition. Their work highlighted the power of collaboration, while every poster submitted demonstrated a commitment to learning, sharing and improving services.
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The Improving Together Conference 2026, which brought colleagues together to share ideas, celebrate successes and strengthen connections across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Thank you to everyone who attended, presented and contributed.
Most importantly, QI Week reminded us that improvement is driven by people. Every day, colleagues across our organisation work together to make services better for patients, service users, carers, families and staff. The stories shared throughout the week highlighted the dedication, creativity and commitment that underpin quality improvement across our Trust and wider system.
Thank you for helping make QI Week 2026 such a positive celebration of learning, collaboration and continuous improvement. Together, we continue to learn, improve and make a difference.
QI Week
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Schedule of events from QI Week 2026:
2026 Branded assets
Spread the word
11:00 - 12:00
Co-production in Quality
Integrating Co-Production into whole systems quality - this has been an ongoing programme which includes three strands, Lived Experience Reviewers, Quality Management Partners and involvement in Qi
Olivia Ellis
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust – Quality Management Team
13:30 - 14:45
Spotlight on QI
More info coming soon...
Improvement & Innovation Team
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS FT
14:00 - 15:00
How an Early Career Improvers SIG has impacted staff
Overview of how the sig started. Here from Isabella, what the SIG means to her, how it has influenced her work and how she supports others
Anita DeHavilland, Isabella Broeren
Academy of Research & Improvement, Hampshire and IOW Healthcare NHS FT
15:00 - 15:45
How to ensure MSK First Contact Practitioners standards are aligned
The team work within GP practices, assessing patients, providing physio and referring patients to specialist services. Our mantra is Right Person, Right Place, Right Time. But how do we know we all work to the same standard. Come and find out how we worked with our L&D team to create evidence tile
Thea Claxton – MSK FCP Operational Lead
Academy of Research & Improvement, Hampshire and IOW Healthcare NHS FT
2026 Shout Out for Improvements
Shout Out for Improvement is a way to recognise individuals or teams who have made a meaningful difference by improving the way we work, enhancing patient care, or making everyday processes better. Whether it’s a small change with a big impact or a larger initiative, these efforts deserve to be celebrated.
Take a look at some of inspiring nominations from QI Week 2026 below, we hope they spark ideas and encourage more great submissions next year!
Nomination: Ann-Marie Morrissey, Southwest Division
I have the pleasure to nominate Ann-Marie for a 'Shout out for Improvement', she is currently a Band 6 RN who has been a highly influential in the delivery of a QI project and the subsequent design and ongoing implementation into service, this project aimed to proactively review people living in extra care facilities and mitigate the potential crises points. She was a key individual in the report authorship which currently is under peer review. She is also working of a proposal for a further project proposal while maintaining her clinical responsibilities and training as an Enhanced Clinical Practitioner.
Ann-Marie was initially apprehensive in getting involved with QI projects and has since become an advocate while inspiring others to join the movement.
Although the proactive project is now a service she is currently training the new members of the team in the current iteration of delivery; this service it will remain an evolving picture for which Ann-Marie will be fundamental in the ongoing developments and changes as this occurs.
Without Ann-Marie's strength in all things QI I honestly believe the proactive project would not have been quite so successful ; for this reason I sincerely hope you consider her for this accolade as a thank you for all she has achieved and to act as inspiration for what she is yet to do.
Nomination: Vicky Woodhams & Fern Ward, Acute & Crisis
A huge congratulations to Fern Ward for their commitment to improving services for both patients and colleagues. The team has truly embraced a culture of continuous improvement, making positive changes that are having a real impact on day-to-day care.
One fantastic improvement has been the inclusion of Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs) in ward rounds. Their insight into how patients are feeling, their mood, and how they are managing throughout the day brings valuable information to the wider team and helps ensure care is truly person-centred.
Fern Ward has also placed a strong focus on promoting patient independence, particularly at mealtimes, supporting patients to maintain and develop their daily living skills wherever possible.
Another great initiative is the introduction of a new communication board, where actions from ward rounds are clearly displayed for the whole team to see. This has improved communication, visibility of priorities, and shared accountability across the ward.
These changes demonstrate teamwork, innovation, and a genuine commitment to improving patient care and staff experience.
Well done, Fern Ward! Keep up the fantastic work and thank you for championing improvement every day. 🎉👏
Nomination: Ashleigh Perryman, Primary Care
Ashleigh continues to drive change and improvement across the Willow group. She has a passion for patient safety that is unsurpassed and always goes the extra mile to create safe systems and processes to improve quality of care. Nothing is too much trouble and she has the respect and admiration of not only those she leads, but the primary care team as a whole. An invaluable played in quality improvement!
Nomination: Mike Newman, Public Health Team
Mike has demonstrated exceptional leadership in bringing a QI culture to the team. He led the way in enabling a QI training programme and embedding a QI culture across the team, resulting in a range of QI projects large and small being completed this year, delivering improvements in service design, delivery as well as in internal team processes.
Nomination: Dora Affam and the team, Acute Medicine
Dora has consistently inspired the team and has led and supported various QIPs in Acute Medicine, including Corridor Care, Pathways, and Multidisciplinary Care. She has been a role model for both the Trust and the wider team.
Nomination: Emma Hickman, Children and Families
I would like to nominate Emma Hickman and the Families in Mind Team for their excellent work co-producing digital wellbeing resources with parents, carers and professionals. By truly listening to families and working with them to co-produce accessible, practical resources that support the emotional wellbeing of parents.
The videos and postcards are now available online, providing families with support whenever they need it. This project is a great example of improvement through co-production that has shaped the service resources through working with people who access the service.
Nomination: Hollie Wigham, Learning Environment Team
A huge congratulations to Hollie Wigham for leading an impactful quality improvement project to redesign and streamline the Student Placement Audit process following organisational merger and increased audit requirements.
Recognising the growing complexity of managing student placement audits, Hollie applied quality improvement principles to create a clearer, more efficient, and sustainable process. Key achievements included clarifying roles and responsibilities, introducing standardised communication templates, redesigning audit tracking systems, and actively managing 96 audits requiring monitoring. These changes significantly improved visibility of audit status, strengthened accountability, and supported a fairer distribution of workload across the team.
The impact of this work goes far beyond process improvement. By creating a more structured and consistent approach to audit management, the project has strengthened governance arrangements, reduced reliance on individual knowledge, and enabled proactive management of audit compliance across the organisation.
👏 This is a fantastic example of how quality improvement can transform everyday processes, making them more reliable, sustainable, and effective. Well done for turning a complex challenge into a practical solution that will benefit teams, students, and services for years to come!
Nomination: Ingrid Scammell, Mental Health Facilitator
A huge congratulations to Ingrid Scammell for leading an important quality improvement project exploring how the Mental Health Facilitator role is understood and utilised within GP practices.
Through GP feedback questionnaires, task tracking, shared triage discussions, and a review of good practice, the project highlighted significant variation in understanding of the Mental Health Facilitator role. It identified misconceptions around responsibilities and referral pathways, inconsistencies in appointment coding, and limitations within existing appointment structures that can affect how the service is accessed and utilised.
Importantly, the project demonstrated the value of taking time to understand not only what is working well, but also where communication and collaboration can be strengthened. Despite challenges with stakeholder engagement, the work successfully identified opportunities to improve role clarity, support more effective partnership working with GP practices, and ensure the full scope of the Mental Health Facilitator role is recognised and utilised.
The findings have the potential to drive meaningful improvements in referral pathways, strengthen relationships between primary care and mental health services, and ultimately enhance patient access to timely mental health support.
👏 This project is a great example of how quality improvement can shine a light on hidden barriers, challenge assumptions, and create opportunities for better collaboration and patient care. Well done, Ingrid, for championing improvements that will help ensure the right support reaches patients when they need it most! 🌟
Nomination: Anna Bailey & Samantha Davies, The Academy of Research and Improvement
A huge Shout Out for Improvement goes to Sam and Anna, our fantastic Communications Team, whose creativity, enthusiasm and dedication have helped make Quality Improvement Week 2026 a tremendous success.
From developing engaging social media content to coordinating and promoting events across local and national networks, Sam and Anna have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure that the message of quality improvement reaches far and wide. Their ability to bring improvement stories to life has not only increased engagement but has also helped showcase the incredible work taking place across our services.
Thanks to their expertise and commitment, QI Week has achieved a level of visibility and reach that would simply not have been possible otherwise. They have played a pivotal role in connecting people with improvement, inspiring participation, and celebrating the achievements of colleagues across the organisation and beyond.
Without Sam and Anna, QI Week would not have the reach, impact, and profile it enjoys today. Their support has been invaluable, and we are incredibly grateful for everything they do.
👏 Thank you, Sam and Anna, for being true champions of improvement and for helping us spread the message that every improvement matters. 🌟📣✨
Nomination: Portia Mcdowell, Talking Therapies
A huge congratulations to Portia McDowell for delivering an innovative quality improvement project that transformed the Step 2 Discharge Planning Audit process through automation.
Recognising that the weekly audit was time-consuming and heavily reliant on manual administrative tasks, Portia reviewed the process and successfully automated four key elements, including email generation, SharePoint file imports, escalation data comparison, and the automatic population of new patient records. These improvements reduced duplication, streamlined workflow, and increased the consistency and reliability of audit completion.
The results were impressive, achieving a 40% reduction in audit completion time, saving approximately two hours per audit cycle, and exceeding the original target of a 20% reduction. The time released has created additional capacity for teams to focus on other service priorities and value-adding activities.
Perhaps most importantly, this project has delivered a sustainable, low-cost solution that can be replicated across other audit processes, supporting future service growth and generating further efficiency savings across the organisation.
👏 This is a fantastic example of how quality improvement and innovation can work hand-in-hand to remove unnecessary burden, increase productivity, and create lasting benefits for staff, services, and patients. Well done, Portia! 🌟
Nomination: Preceptorship Team
A huge Shout Out for Improvement to our fantastic Preceptorship Team for their dedication, enthusiasm, and commitment to developing our newly qualified professionals.
The team goes above and beyond in supporting preceptees throughout their first year in practice, helping them build confidence, competence, and resilience as they transition into their professional roles. Their supportive approach creates a positive learning environment where new staff feel valued, empowered, and encouraged to succeed.
What makes the team particularly deserving of recognition is their commitment to embedding Quality Improvement from the very start of a clinician's career. By supporting preceptees to undertake small-scale improvement projects, they help develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to identify opportunities for change and make a meaningful difference to patient care and service delivery.
The Preceptorship Team are true advocates for continuous improvement, inspiring others to think differently, test new ideas, and contribute to a culture where learning and improvement are part of everyday practice.
Thank you for your passion, encouragement, and unwavering support. Your work is shaping the healthcare professionals of tomorrow and helping to build a stronger culture of improvement across our organisation. Well done, Preceptorship Team! 👏🎉
Nomination: Louise Newman, Community
Louise is our Audit Lead. She doesn't just audit though, she supports others to do the same and trains and oversees our juniors. Our trainees frequently win prizes for the standards of these audits. Louise's QI projects on improving diary efficiency have literally reduced our waiting lists across the service. She has now started a QI project on Dental Outcome measures with clinical and patient participation. This will help improve the service we provide to patients and will demonstrate our effectiveness to stakeholders. Sitting in this latter QI group last night, despite my preparation for the meeting, I realised I may have been able to contribute the occasional idea, but Louise was able to visualise all our contributions and transfer these into immediate actions. We all rely on her for her clear vision, reliability, knowledge and leadership.
Nomination: Amy Powell, Perinatal Mental Health Service
Since joining the Perinatal Mental Health Service as Engagement and Improvement Officer in August 2024 (the first role of its kind in the Trust), Amy has passionately promoted the service on an educational level to different communities in order to reduce the health equality gap and stigmatism of mental health, particularly in pregnancy. She is also completing a piece of work surrounding cultural competency with staff, especially since her work with the traveller community.
Whilst completing this extremely important work, Amy is incredibly knowledgeable, fair, and easy to approach. She has fully transformed the way that the Service is run and how we communicate with our Service Users both current and post-discharge.
Nomination: Kate Tomlinson and Caroline Robertson and 2026 Trainee Advanced Practitioners, Hospital at Home, CAMHS, Healthy Ageing
I would like to recognise and celebrate our cohort 2026 Trainee Advanced Practitioner (tAP) cohort for their outstanding engagement in QI training and the significant impact they have already made across HIOW Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Ahead of commencing their MSc programmes, these practitioners embraced the opportunity to develop their QI knowledge and skills, demonstrating curiosity, dedication and a genuine passion for improving services. They have rapidly translated their learning into meaningful improvement projects that address real-world challenges for patients, staff, and services.
Their projects have focused on strengthening workforce capability through improving IV therapy readiness within Hospital at Home services in mid Hampshire, increasing opportunities for service user involvement in CAMHS recruitment processes, and enhancing communication and engagement across Physiotherapy services on the Isle of Wight. Through the use of surveys, stakeholder engagement, data collection and structured improvement methodology they have identified key areas for development and implemented practical, evidence-based solutions.
Congratulations to Kate Tomlinson, Kelly Holmes, and Caroline Robertson on their excellent work and for demonstrating that even small-scale improvement projects can create meaningful change and for showing what can be achieved when enthusiasm, innovation and QI together.
Nomination: FNS Pathway Co-Designed Working Group and Lou Baker, Neuro Services
A huge congratulations to everyone involved from across Trust and partner organisations in developing the new Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Workbook. Co-designed with patients, staff and specialist therapists, this innovative resource provides practical self-management tools, clear information and support for people living with FND. It is a fantastic example of collaboration, co-production and improvement, helping to enhance patient experience and access to expertise.
Nomination: Laura Lee, Acute, Secure and Crisis
A huge congratulations to Dr Laura Lee and colleagues for their quality improvement project focused on improving the experience of ward-return searches for both service users and staff within a secure forensic mental health setting.
Using service user and staff feedback, fishbone analysis, and trauma-informed workshops, the team identified key issues relating to communication, processes, and perceptions of safety. Together, they co-designed a range of practical improvements, including personalised search preferences, enhanced patient information, care plans, advanced directives, and structured debriefs following difficult searches.
What makes this project particularly inspiring is the strong engagement from service users, frontline staff, and managers throughout the improvement journey. By taking a collaborative and trauma-informed approach, the team has laid the foundations for safer, more person-centred practice and a more positive experience for everyone involved.
👏 A fantastic example of listening, learning, and improving together to create meaningful change. Well done to everyone involved! 🌟
Nomination: Aayushi Gillespie, CAMHS
This nomination recognises an Aayushi who demonstrated exceptional commitment and enthusiasm throughout their improvement project as part of their higher training application. The project delivered sustainable operational benefits while supporting Green sustainability objectives and protecting our environment. Although the initial report did not fully showcase the impact of their work, they embraced feedback from the Academy with a positive attitude and worked diligently to refine their submission. Through their willingness to learn and continuous improvement mindset, they produced a clear and compelling one-page summary demonstrating the measurable improvements achieved and how these would be sustained despite rotational staffing changes. Their dedication, adaptability, and determination to ensure the success of the project make them highly deserving of this recognition.
Nomination: Natalie Royston, The Academy of Research and Improvement
huge Shout Out for Improvement goes to Natalie Royston for the outstanding support and guidance she provides to the Improvement Team and colleagues across the organisation.
Natalie is a passionate advocate for ensuring that the patient voice is at the heart of improvement. Through her expertise, encouragement and practical advice, she helps teams find meaningful ways to involve patients, carers and families in shaping services, ensuring that improvements are informed by the people who matter most.
Her commitment to co-production and engagement has helped colleagues build confidence in working alongside patients, creating opportunities for genuine partnership and ensuring that lived experience informs decision-making and service development.
Natalie’s support, knowledge and unwavering focus on patient involvement are invaluable. She continually reminds us that the best improvements are those designed with patients, not just for them.
👏 Thank you, Natalie, for being a champion of patient involvement within improvement and for helping us create services that truly reflect the needs, experiences and voices of the people we serve. Your contribution makes a lasting difference to improvement across the organisation. 🌟💙
Nomination: Kat Smithson, Child & Family Services
A huge shout out to Kat Smithson for leading an impactful quality improvement project within CAMHS, inspired by the conversations sparked by Adolescence.
Recognising that many practitioners lacked confidence in discussing social media with young people, Kat worked in partnership with CAMHS Young Ambassadors to co-design training that reflected young people's real experiences and perspectives.
Through practitioner and young ambassador focus groups, co-produced learning resources, interactive exercises, and role-play scenarios, Kat helped create training that significantly improved staff confidence in having meaningful conversations about young people's online lives.
The results were impressive, with high confidence in "making conversations meaningful" increasing from 19% to 73%, and low-confidence responses virtually disappearing across all measures.
Most importantly, the project demonstrated the power of genuine co-production, with Young Ambassadors shaping the content, approach, and learning experience throughout. Their voices brought authenticity and credibility that staff consistently valued.
Well done, Kat, for turning reflection into action and creating meaningful improvements for both practitioners and the young people they support. 👏
Nomination: John Stagg, Corporate
A huge shout out to John Stagg, our Lead Professional Advocate, for his ongoing commitment to quality improvement across the organisation.
John supports and inspires the growing team of Professional Advocates to lead improvement work within their clinical areas, helping to drive positive change for patients and colleagues alike.
Recently, John stepped outside of his comfort zone to record a podcast highlighting the fantastic work Professional Advocates do every day. His willingness to champion and celebrate the achievements of others has helped raise awareness and inspire improvement across the organisation.
Thank you, John, for your leadership, enthusiasm, and dedication to making a difference. Well done! 👏🎉
Nomination: Katie Clough, IOW Division
Katie has redesigned MSK services so that more care is delivered in accessible community settings, reducing unnecessary hospital visits, hugely reducing waiting times for patients and making it easier for them to get the right support through a single point of entry. She led the development of a digital MSK platform enabling self-referral and self-management, putting reliable information in the hands of both patients and clinicians. What an incredible ongoing improvement for staff, the service and patients!! She passionately believes in patient centred care and empowering patients to self manage.
Nomination: Laura Dearling, Children and Families
I would like to nominate Laura for her leadership in Infant Feeding and her commitment to quality improvement. Laura brings curiosity and rigour to her work, seeking to understand data , using it to identify need, reach and outcomes, while continually seeking to improve the quality of the data itself.
Laura regularly identifies opportunities for improvement, both within the service and more widely, applying QI approaches, bringing creativity and innovation to finding solutions, and inspire and support others to get involved.
Nomination: Rachel Hayward, Sadie Were, Katherine Drew and Catherine Baker, Talking Therapies Portsmouth
I would like to nominate the team for their dedication and innovation in developing a Female Hormone Pathway and group therapy programme. Recognising an unmet need, the team has taken proactive steps to explore how best to support individuals experiencing hormone-related conditions, placing lived experience at the heart of the work.
The team has embraced a co-production approach, engaging with people who have direct experience of these conditions to help shape the pathway and therapy model. By listening, learning and adapting their plans based on feedback, they are working to create a service that is both meaningful and responsive to the needs of those it aims to support.
Although the project is still in development, the team's commitment, collaboration and person-centred approach demonstrate a strong culture of continuous improvement. Their work has the potential to make a significant difference to future service users, and they deserve recognition for their enthusiasm, creativity and determination to improve care.
Nomination: Pam Bailey, Community Neuro Service
I am delighted to nominate Pam Bailey, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist for the Community Neurological Rehabilitation Service, for her exceptional commitment to quality improvement and service development.
Pam is a passionate advocate for continuous improvement and has been instrumental in creating a culture where innovation, creativity and improvement are part of everyday practice. Through her leadership she encourages and supports staff across the team to identify opportunities for change, develop improvement projects and take ownership of initiatives that enhance both patient care and staff experience.
She has fostered an environment where team members feel empowered to test new ideas and lead projects themselves. Her enthusiasm for improvement has therefore resulted in numerous innovative initiatives within the service.
Pam and her team also bring creativity and energy to quality improvement work, reflected in projects such as "Strong Strides" aimed at improving lower limb strength, conditioning and balance for people undergoing neurological rehabilitation and "Armstrong" an upper limb exercise group designed to support functional recovery and rehabilitation outcomes. These projects not only have memorable and engaging identities but demonstrate the team’s ability to translate innovative ideas into practical improvements that benefit patients.
Pam has helped embed a culture of continuous learning and is highly deserving of recognition through this Shout Out for Improvement.
Nomination: Sarah Fawehinmi, Children and Families
A huge Quality Improvement Shout Out to Sarah Fawehinmi and the Integrated Children's Nursing Service team for their inspiring work embedding a Children's Community Health Play Specialist into community services to improve children's experiences of healthcare.
This fantastic initiative has put children and families at the heart of care, helping to reduce fear and anxiety associated with healthcare procedures while improving emotional wellbeing, confidence, and understanding of treatments. Through therapeutic play, preparation, and emotional support, children are better equipped to cope with procedures and long-term health conditions.
The impact extends beyond the child, with families feeling more informed and supported, improved communication between professionals and families, and stronger multidisciplinary working across services. Staff have also reported increased cooperation during clinical interventions, helping to make care experiences smoother, safer, and more child-centred.
👏 This project is a wonderful example of how innovative, compassionate, and trauma-informed approaches can transform patient experience and improve outcomes for children, young people, and their families. Well done to everyone involved in making a real difference through the power of play!
Nomination: Paula Fuller, Mental Health Acute Team
A huge congratulations to Paula Fuller for leading a fantastic quality improvement project focused on enhancing patient understanding and involvement in Mental Health Act appeal and section renewal processes.
Recognising that patients were often confused by the Patient Wishes Form, resulting in contradictory responses and delays in processing their wishes, Paula took a truly patient-centred approach by engaging with service users, clinical and non-clinical staff, Independent Mental Health Advocates (IMHAs), and administrative teams to better understand the challenges.
Using feedback from stakeholders, the form was redesigned to make it clearer, simpler, and more accessible. Improvements included plain-language wording, a more user-friendly layout, simplified response options, and the inclusion of information about IMHA support. Additional resources were also developed to help patients better understand their choices and the support available to them.
The impact of this work extends beyond the form itself. By co-designing the solution with patients and staff, the project has strengthened patient-centred practice, helping individuals make informed decisions, reducing confusion and unnecessary queries, and supporting patients to express their wishes with greater confidence. It also helps ensure patients are aware of the advocacy support available throughout their journey.
👏 This is a wonderful example of how listening to patients and working collaboratively can create meaningful improvements that enhance both patient experience and service efficiency. Well done, Paula, on making it easier for patients to have their voice heard! 🌟
Nomination: Anna Williams and Anna Hall, OPMH Community Team
A huge shout out to Anna and Hayley, who, despite being relatively new to Quality Improvement, have wholeheartedly embraced the improvement mindset and demonstrated a real commitment to enhancing care for the people they serve.
Their project focuses on reducing the unnecessary use of antipsychotic medication in care homes, promoting a more compassionate, person-centred and holistic approach to patient care. Along the way, they have shown great curiosity and determination, uncovering a number of important "side quests" that, while not part of the original plan, have proven essential to achieving their overall aim.
Their willingness to explore complex issues, engage stakeholders and continuously learn reflects the true spirit of improvement. Anna and Hayley are a fantastic example of how enthusiasm, compassion and a commitment to better outcomes can drive meaningful change for patients and residents.
👏 Well done, Anna and Hayley, for championing safer, kinder and more holistic care. Your work is already creating positive momentum and inspiring others to think differently about how we support some of our most vulnerable people. 🌟
QI Week Podcasts
Improving the Journey for Children with Hypermobility
In this QI Week podcast, we explore how quality improvement can help improve the experience and care of children and young people with hypermobility.
Hear from colleagues about the work taking place to better understand the needs of children and families, improve pathways and support more joined-up care. We also discuss how small, practical changes can make a meaningful difference to both patients and staff.
Changing the Way We Think: Professional Advocacy and Quality Improvement
In this QI Week podcast, we explore the role of Professional Advocates and how they are supporting staff, wellbeing and quality improvement across the Trust.
John Stagg and Abby share how restorative clinical supervision, coaching and quality improvement can help colleagues tackle challenges in their teams. We also hear about a range of projects, from improving engagement with community mental health patients to supporting staff wellbeing and making changes to clinical practice.
Reducing Variation in Foot Insole Provision: Early Findings and a Planned Research Proposal
In this QI Week podcast, Emily Leach from the Podiatry Service explores Reducing Variation in Foot Insole Provision: Early Findings and a Planned Research Proposal.
Emily shares the early findings from work examining variations in foot insole provision and discusses how a more consistent, evidence-based approach could improve patient outcomes and service delivery. The podcast also highlights the importance of research within clinical practice, outlining plans for a future research proposal aimed at strengthening the evidence base and supporting continuous improvement in podiatry services.
"QI is such a fantastic opportunity to bring together not only colleagues across HIOWH, but also peers on a national scale, to celebrate and share the incredible improvements happening every day"
Poster Competition
Discover the inspiring improvement work taking place across our Trust by browsing the submitted posters. These projects showcase the creativity, commitment, and positive impact our colleagues are making for patients, services, and staff. Some posters include detailed content and may require a higher zoom level for the best viewing experience.
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