News & Updates
Veterans Project: A carer reflects on her QI journey
17 November 2021
By Sharon Dean, Armed Forces Service Champion In this personal reflection, Sharon Dean, Armed Forces Service Champion, veteran’s wife, and carer talks about the impact so far of the veterans improvement work at ELFT, which aims to build health and social opportunities for veterans and their families. A veteran is an individual aged 16+ who… Read More
The QI Fellow Blog
15 November 2021
By Craig Donohoe, QI Fellow, QI coach, expert by experience and carer This is my blog as the first Quality Improvement (QI) Fellow – Expert by Experience in the ELFT QI department. I am Craig Donohoe, an expert by experience, carer, and service user from Luton, Bedfordshire. In this 15-minute read I will share my… Read More
The Authentic Involvement Charter
15 November 2021
By Craig Donohoe, QI Fellow, QI Coach, expert by experience and carer A project team led by service users and carers at East London NHS Foundation Trust is currently working with the aim of improving the authenticity of co-production in quality improvement projects in the Bedfordshire Crisis Mental Health directorate by November 2021. As one of their change ideas that they have started… Read More
How CAMHS and their service users are making things better, together
10 November 2021
By Cath Heaney, Improvement Advisor In this 10 minute read, learn about the “Making It Better, Together” event held by the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CAMHS) at East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) and what will be happening next. (Figure 1. A copy of the invitation to the event) On 11th October… Read More
Bedfordshire Community Health Services’ Improvement Journey: How Did They Do It?
10 November 2021
by Nicola Ballingall, Senior Improvement Advisor This 6-minute video is a sneak peek into Bedfordshire Community Health Services’ (BCHS) new QI Forum, which now forms part of the monthly managers’ meeting. Hear from Allison Jones (Deputy Director), Sarah O Hare (QI Coach), Carole Green (People Participation Lead) and Sharon Eplett (QI Coach) on how they… Read More
