Wave 11 – Improvement Leaders’ Programme
Monthly Sessions | 30 November 2021 - 27 April 2022
The Improvement Leaders’ Programme (ILP) is designed to develop the improvement skills of staff and service users and help them apply the QI method and tools to complex problems. This 5-day course occurring monthly includes a mix of interactive teaching and action learning sets to guide participants to become skilled improvement leaders in the application of the Model for Improvement.
The requirements to attend the ILP, in view of the time commitment include:
- ELFT staff need approval from their line manager to attend and service users from their local People Participation Lead.
- In addition, the applicant must be able to apply the learning to an active QI project.
If you can fulfil the criteria, please submit your application using the form below. An update of ELFT staff and service users’ applications will be shared at their directorate’s QI Forum which coordinates support around each project.
We also have limited spaces for colleagues from strategic partner organisations which are pre-arranged between their organisations and ELFT.
The dates and structure of the course are listed below. The deadline for applications has now closed.
Schedule
Five full days of workshops:
Day 1:
- Workshop – 30 November 2021 @ Holiday Inn – Bloomsbury
Day 2:
- Workshop – 25th January 2022 @ Venue 360 Luton
Day 3:
- Workshop – 22nd February 2022 @ Holiday Inn – Bloomsbury
Day 4:
- Workshop – 22nd March 2022@ Venue 360 Luton
Day 5:
- Workshop – 26th April 2022@ Venue 360 Luton


Who is it suitable for?
- Anybody leading QI projects
- Anybody who has completed Open School and Pocket QI and wants a deeper knowledge around QI
- QI sponsors
- Service Users & Carers
- DMT members
- Consultants and speciality doctors
- Senior nurses (band 6 and above)
- Senior pharmacists or senior technicians
- Psychologists
What are the pre-requisites?
- Attendees must have a QI project. The project selected needs to align with local directorate priorities and be approved by the respective DMT/QI sponsors.
- Attendees need to be able to commit to attending all training days and learning sets
What is the course length & structure?
- Total course length is 5 months, including:
- 5 full days of workshops
What is covered?
- Fundamentals of running successful QI projects
- Understanding the problem you are trying to tackle
- Developing aim statements and driver diagrams
- Measuring data for improvement
- Using Plan Do Study Act cycles to test change ideas
- Implementation and Quality control
How often does this course run and how can I book a place?
- Runs once a year
- Speak to your Directorate Management team if you are interested in joining