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Quality in social care: we need an ear for stories as well as an eye for data

Listening to people’s experience of services – good and bad - is as important to improving quality as crunching the data, writes Simon Bottery.

By Simon Bottery - 10 December 2019

NICE at 20: a cause for celebration

Nicholas Timmins celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and considers the challenges ahead.

By Nicholas Timmins - 29 March 2019

Quality improvement for patient safety: a chance to steady the ship?

Does the recommissioning of the Academic Health Science Networks’ patient safety collaboratives mark a renewed commitment to quality improvement for the NHS? In this blog, Ben Collins considers the NHS’s relationship with quality improvement and the challenges it faces in bringing about real improvements in quality.

By Ben Collins - 6 March 2019

The Care Quality Commission and improvement: a system-wide issue

How can we maximise the impact of CQC’s regulatory action in health and social care? It takes two at least: CQC, providers and other system partners all need to contribute.

By Ruth Robertson - 5 December 2018

Quality improvement and collaborative working: partnerships across services in East London, Bedfordshire and Luton

Following on from our recent report on the impact of the Care Quality Commission's approach to regulation, Navina Evans, Chief Executive of East London NHS Foundation Trust, writes about their experience of the inspection regime.

By Navina Evans - 12 November 2018

Better value and a better night's sleep: keeping acutely unwell children and adults out of hospital

Mathew Mathai, Consultant Paediatrician at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, explains how the concept of a ‘virtual hospital’ and keeping patients out of hospital where possible has helped to improve quality and reduce costs.

By Mathew Mathai - 30 October 2018

CQC, the state of care and system-level regulation

CQC must ensure it creates a mix of regulatory tools that work together to efficiently assure people’s overall experience of care, rather than simply adding a layer of regulation to a health and care system that is already one of the most heavily regulated in the world.

By Ruth Robertson - 18 October 2018

Achieving a balance between quality, access and money

Focusing on just one of these priorities can seem more straightforward, but that is not the reality of life for NHS leaders and is not the right approach, says Matthew Kershaw.

By Matthew Kershaw - 8 March 2018

How can the NHS tap into innovations from the front line?

Neil Guha considers how we can encourage a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship in the NHS so it is perceived as a critical component of how we function rather than an optional extra.

By Neil Guha - 16 January 2018

Initiating improvement: the impact of the Care Quality Commission’s approach to inspection

In light of the recent National Audit Office report, Rachael Smithson considers the Care Quality Commission’s approach and the ways in which the organisation is having an impact on quality of care.

By Rachael Smithson - 2 November 2017

Comprehensive quality improvement: not ‘why should we do it?’ but ‘when will we start?’

As the Fund publishes a report on leadership for quality improvement, Matthew Kershaw encourages NHS organisations to embrace its lessons for leaders and make a start.

By Matthew Kershaw - 11 October 2017

Leadership in the independent sector

How can leaders drive quality improvement in independent hospitals? Alex Baylis and Deborah Homa look at the challenges.

By Alex Baylis, Deborah Homa - 9 August 2017

Quality improvement in mental health: a commitment to long-term change

Quality improvement is not a quick fix, and creating the type of cultural change needed to adapt an organisation's whole approach to quality does take time, says Shilpa Ross.

By Shilpa Ross - 20 July 2017

Championing quality and seizing improvement opportunities: are we getting it right?

Durka Dougall argues that improving quality of care for patients and delivering better value care are often two sides of the same coin.

By Durka Dougall - 28 June 2017

Looking to the future with quality improvement in mental health

Quality improvement requires commitment, resources and strong leadership to deliver sustainable results. Shilpa Ross looks at what we can learn from mental health organisations.

By Shilpa Ross - 30 January 2017

Quality improvement: learning from innovations in the vanguards

Don Berwick sees the impact of work under way in the vanguards, and considers how their innovative approaches could be shared more widely across the NHS.

By Don Berwick - 26 January 2017

Begin with culture; the rest will follow

In January we launched a two-year programme with NHS Improvement to help trusts to review and improve their workplace culture. At the end of the pilot phase, Julia Fernando reflects on what we have learnt so far.

By Julia Fernando - 7 September 2016

The £22 billion question: how can improvement be spread in the NHS?

Beccy Baird considers why successful quality improvement measures are rarely taken up far beyond where they originated, and what needs to be done to ensure good practice is spread across the NHS.

By Beccy Baird - 23 August 2016

Action to tackle the growing crisis in health and social care is essential for a sustainable future

Chris Ham outlines the proposals set out in our new agenda for action to tackle the growing crisis in health and social care.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 7 April 2016

What steps can be taken towards quality improvement in the NHS?

With the publication today of our new report calling for a quality improvement strategy in the English NHS, Chris Ham discusses the key recommendations and why the current approach is not working.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 23 February 2016

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