News & Updates
Video: How is Community Health Newham involving a wider range of people in QI
26 January 2018
Since starting Quality Improvement work, our Community Health Newham Directorate has increasingly engaged staff, service users, carers and external agencies to come together and work to improve their services. Watch this mini documentary, explaining the strategy driving this achievement and the impact it has had on their directorate. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the… Read More
Seeking volunteers for the Luton & Bedfordshire annual QI celebration!
26 January 2018
Are you interested in QI? Would you like some experience in event planning? Would you like a free lunch?! On 22nd May 2018 we will celebrate the progress and achievements of our quality improvement projects in Luton & Bedfordshire. Project teams, Directorate Leaders, interested staff, service users, carers, as well as guest speakers and other… Read More
Life QI: the central hub for Quality Improvement projects
25 January 2018
The platform links projects from across the trust and is a powerful learning tool. Words by Forid Alom, Quality Improvement Data Manager. East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) has been using the Life QI platform since June 2015 to manage our Quality Improvement (QI) portfolio. Projects are proposed, approved and worked on through the platform…. Read More
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services learning set using Skype for Business
22 January 2018
The communication platform allowed teams working in various locations to connect and share their experiences. Words by James Stafford (QI Darzi Fellow) and Marco Aurelio (Improvement Advisor) The number of referrals to community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) continues to rise nationwide, posing challenges to teams across the country. Over the past six… Read More
Connection and involvement towards violence reduction in City & Hackney
17 January 2018
Find out how collaborative work helped City & Hackney achieve an outstanding 57% reduction in violence across all adult mental health wards. Words by Kelly Gale, Improvement Advisor. City & Hackney Adult Mental Health Service began a project on Violence Reduction in the summer of 2016. Violence was an issue in varying degrees across all… Read More
Reducing Time Taken to Complete Neuropsychological Assessments in Memory Assessment Services in Luton and Bedfordshire
10 January 2018
Memory Assessment Services in Luton and Bedfordshire have been working hard to reduce time taken to complete neuropsychological assessment. Read more about their journey and achievement below. The Psychology members of four multidisciplinary Memory Assessment Service (MAS) Clinics across Luton and Bedfordshire, collaborated on a cross-clinic project to reduce the time taken to complete a neuropsychological… Read More
