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Pocket QI – Introduction to QI

A one-day introduction to QI, which will give you the basics of our method and tools so that you can get involved straight away in improving your service. The course includes plenty of exercises and games to help you learn and apply the essentials of quality improvement.

Pocket QI is officially accredited by the CPD Standards Office, allowing you to earn six certified CPD hours when you complete the workshop.

Who is it suitable for?

ELFT staff, service users, carers, and volunteers. Book using the links on the right hand side.

If you are an external colleague or partner, please contact us at elft.qi@nhs.net to explore options of attending Pocket QI.

What is covered?

  • The history and methods of quality improvement in healthcare
  • The ELFT approach to QI: introduction to the sequence of improvement
  • The five domains of quality
  • Tools for working with complexity in healthcare
  • Setting aims and building a QI strategy using driver diagrams
  • Measuring change: developing measures to identify and understand change
  • Testing and developing effective changes: The Plan Do Study Act cycle (PDSA)
  • Understanding and visualising variation over time: using and understanding run charts
  • Making changes stick: the role of implementation
  • How to set up a QI project and next steps in QI at ELFT

Upcoming Pocket QI Dates

  • Cohort 124 – 14 April 2026 – Trust HQ, London
  • Cohort 125 – 22 April 2026 – Rufus Centre, Flitwick
  • Cohort 126 – 12 May 2026 – Trust HQ, London
  • Cohort 127 – 9 June 2026 – Luton Library, Luton
  • Cohort 128 – 16 June 2026 – Trust HQ, London
  • Cohort 129 – 14 July 2026 – Trust HQ, London
  • Cohort 130 – 11 August 2026 – Trust HQ, London
  • Cohort 131 – 18 August 2026 – Rufus Centre, Flitwick
  • Cohort 132 – 28 September 2026 – Trust HQ, London
  • Cohort 133 – 5 October 2026 – Luton Library, Luton
  • Cohort 134 – 14 October 2026 – Trust HQ, London
  • Cohort 136 – 2 November 2026 – Luton Library, Luton
  • Cohort 135 – 16 November 2026 – Trust HQ, London
  • Cohort 137 – 15 December 2026 – Trust HQ, London

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