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Resources

Tools, guides and documents to support you in research, improvement and people participation

Resources for improvement:

Registration thumbnail

Please register your improvement initiative by completing the form.

Summary thumbnail

The summary document is a one page summary statement to celebrate your improvement.

QI summary thumbnail

The summary document is a one page summary statement to celebrate your improvement.

PDSA Cycles thumbnail

Guide to the model for improvement framework

PDSA cycles thumbnail

The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle is a simple and structured way to test and improve ideas.

measures checklist thumbnail

Outlines key questions that need to be considered

5 Why's thumbnail

The 5 Whys is an approach used to explore issues.

fishbone diagram thumbnail

A visual tool that helps to identify causes of a problem

driver diagram thumbnail

This document is a template for creating a driver diagram, which helps teams/individuals visually link their overall improvement goal to primary drivers, specific projects or activities that will support them achieving their aim/vision

process mapping thumbnail

This guide introduces process mapping as a visual tool to understand, analyse, and improve healthcare workflows by outlining steps, roles, and decision points, with practical tips and examples for effective implementation.

Developing and Sharing a Vision/Aim

This document is a practical guide, designed to help staff develop a clear improvement aim/vision

Stakeholder mapping thumbnail

This document is a guide for using Mendelow’s Stakeholder Mapping, a tool that helps teams analyze and prioritize stakeholders based on their power and interest in an initiative, so they can plan effective engagement strategies.

stakeholder thumbnail

This document provides guidance on how to effectively communicate with stakeholders based on their level of interest and power, following stakeholder mapping in an improvement initiative.

Pixar pitch thumbnail

The pixar pitch is a novel way of sharing your initiative through the power of storytelling.

mocha thumbnail

MOCHA is a widely used framework in improvement
science and implementation projects, especially when
thinking about spread and sustainability of changes in
healthcare or other systems. It helps clarify roles and
responsibilities so that initiatives don’t lose
momentum.

Bono's six hats thumbnail

Bonos 6 hats allows you to think about your initiative from different perspectives.

Resources for co-production and participation:

Consent form for young people to participate, confidentiality, costs, declarations, and decision-making.

Consent form for capturing and using media content.

Gaining consent for patient involvement and guidance for holding and sharing personal information.

Plan your project and identify who to work in partnership with and how you will do it.

Steps to guide you to work with people, through a series of questions to help you take actions and reflect upon.

Resources for involving those with lived experience in recruitment and interviewing:

A checklist for the patient/person involved, to help them be part of the recruitment, before, during, and after the interview.

A recruitment lead checklist, outlining how people can be involved in recruitment, from before, during, and after the interview.

Accessible consent form for gaining consent to participate, confidentiality, costs, declarations, and decision-making.

A form for gaining consent to participate, confidentiality, costs, declarations, and decision-making.

A guide outlining how and why service users should be involved in recruitment before, during and after interviews.

External Resources

Links to external tools, guides, and materials designed to support continuous improvement and encourage active participation

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