News & Updates
Bedfordshire & Luton QI Celebration
24 May 2018
On Tuesday 22 May our Bedfordshire and Luton Directorates held their annual QI celebration event at Kings House. The event brought together 120 staff, service users, carers and external partners to share learning and achievement in quality improvement over the last year. Presentations included an overview of QI in the Directorates and plans for the… Read More
Service user ownership: lifestyle improvement project on Woodberry Ward
24 May 2018
Learn more about how service users take the lead in this lifestyle improvement project in the video below. introduction by Courtenay Gilchriest, Support Staff. The Lifestyle Improvement Project was introduced on Woodberry Ward (a low secure rehabilitation unit), to tackle the day-to-day physical health challenges and sedentary behaviours that arise within an inpatient setting. From day… Read More
Big I involvement: the challenges of people participation
18 May 2018
In this blog, People Participation Lead Su Goulding shares her thoughts on the challenges of getting people involved in QI projects. I am the People Participation Lead (PPL) for Tower Hamlets Adult and Older Adult Mental Health and Adult Community Learning Disability Service. Over the past two years I’ve been involved in engaging those who… Read More
Co-producing Quality Improvement with Service Users in Tower Hamlets
18 May 2018
Learn about the benefits of service user involvement in this blog written by service users and staff working at the Isle of Dogs QI team, with the supervision of Francisco Frasquilho (Coach and Improvement Advisor supporting Reshaping Community Services) and Emma Binley (Improvement Advisor supporting Reshaping Community Services). “If you look at history, innovation doesn’t… Read More
Improving Support to Informal Carers in Community Health Newham
16 May 2018
Thana Narashiman, QI Communications Assistant interviewed Anthony Edwards, an Occupational Therapist (OT) working at ELFT and also a full-time carer to his late wife. The interview is based on Anthony’s incisive report which exposed the gaps in provision of care and support provided by various services. This resulted in a QI project in the Community… Read More
QI Project Story: Improving the disciplinary process at ELFT
14 May 2018
ELFT’s human resources department has already seen a reduction from 107 days to 52 days in the time taken from start to completion of the process, but other challenges lie ahead. Read this blog by the HR team on how this Quality Improvement project is developing. There has been an increasing focus on the application… Read More
