Training Highlights – ISIA

As of November 2016 ELFT have delivered 6 waves of Improvement Science in Action to nearly 700 staff, service users and carers. Find out about people’s experiences of the training in this series of videos. The ISIA teaches QI project teams to refine their aims, use Driver Diagrams to understand their system and prioritise change… Read More

International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare 2016

Get a taste of last year’s International Forum in Gothenburg. Watch some of the keynotes and look out for Amar Shah and James Innes presenting in ‘Around the world in mental health QI’ pecha kucha style!

QI Charts

Our Head of Analytics Forid Alom gives us a masterclass in using QI Charts. For all your run and control chart needs! One of the fundamental tools of quality improvement is to understand the variation in your process over time. This can be done using the following tools: 1. Run Chart Study variation in data… Read More

QI with the Board

In these videos recorded for Healthcare Improvement Scotland Dr Amar Shah, Associate Medical Director for QI at ELFT gives some advice on working on Quality Improvement with your Board.

ELFT Improvement Science in Action Training Pre-Workshop Reading

Please read the pre-workshop reading before attending this training.

Communication Tools

Click on the links below to learn more about some great communication tools that you could use in your QI project.

Identifying a quality issue

Implementation and sustaining the gains

Testing

Developing a strategy and change ideas

Understanding the problem

Starting a QI Project

Do you work within or use services at East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT)? Can you identify an area where quality could be improved? Quality Improvement can only succeed when we work as a team, together with our patients and families, using a systematic approach. You can make improvements whether you are involved with direct… Read More

Improvement Coaching Programme

Please find a collection of all the recommended reading relating to our Improvement Coaching Programme

Support with your project

QI Sponsors QI Coaches QI Forums QI Team QI Resources

Improvement Science in Action

The Improvement Leaders’ Programme is our in-depth QI training course for people leading or part of QI project teams. In advance of workshop training days we recommend all delegates read the papers in this collection. The programme teaches QI project teams to refine their aims, use Driver Diagrams to understand their system and prioritise change… Read More

Life QI – Guidance

Life QI is our online home for QI projects at ELFT. In this collection you can find guidance on using the platform for Project Leads, Sponsors and Coaches. The platform is now your main workspace for QI. You can very simply submit new projects, review QI projects across the Trust and beyond.  Easily create and edit driver diagrams,… Read More

Scale-Up and Spread

As more of our teams use QI and see improvement in outcomes, the question of ‘spread’ is coming up frequently. It is difficult to spread successful improvement initiatives and maintain the effect size in other settings. Without careful thought and planning, the gains made in the test ward/team will not be replicated. What do we… Read More

ELFT Published QI Projects

Please find our collection of East London NHS Foundation Trust QI Projects that have been published leading healthcare journals. We encourage QI project teams to write up their completed and successful improvement work and submit for publication. To make this process easier for people we have partnered with BMJ Quality Improvement Reports, a worldwide journal and repository of… Read More

The Science of Improvement on a Whiteboard

Robert Lloyd, Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, uses his trusty whiteboard to dissect the science of improvement. In short videos, he breaks down everything from Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge, to the PDSA cycle, to run charts. Click, sit back, and enjoy the learning. 

Current QI Projects

Here you can find up to date lists of active QI projects happening within every directorate or service at ELFT.  Click on the icons below to see project titles, aims and locations for each directorate. Want further information on any project?  If you work at ELFT, please log in to Life QI to get full… Read More