By Dominique Bird, Deputy Director and Head of Quality Improvement, Improvement Cymru In the dynamic landscape of healthcare, the pursuit of quality isn’t just an aspiration; it’s an imperative, it impacts the health and lives of the people we care for. Quality care and patient safety stand as the cornerstones
Continue readingBy Andrea Gray Mental Health Development Lead for Wales, Improvement Cymru Close working arrangements have often existed at a national leadership level in mental health, this has frequently been because of personal relationships that have grown and developed over time as well as a genuine commitment to wanting to support
Continue readingBy Frank Federico, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Frank Federico is a senior patient safety expert and Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) faculty. He is a pharmacist by training and has co-chaired many IHI collaboratives. The four pillars of the learning system The learning system supports rapid learning and the use
Continue readingThe period between referral, assessment and being offered an intervention can be a very difficult and anxious time for those awaiting care and for their families. Last year, a collaborative of mental health professionals and third sector colleagues in Wales came together to see if they could find solutions to
Continue readingBy Hazel Powell, Deputy Executive Director of Nursing, Swansea Bay University Health Board While for many the new year is a good opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months and plan for the year ahead, the intense focus for the NHS at this time of year is very much
Continue readingBy Nicola Williams, Director of Nursing, AHPs & Healthcare Scientists, Velindre Corporate Trust. We all want safe, reliable and effective care for our patients and the teams in Velindre are working incredibly hard to learn, improve and steer change to create a meaningful culture of psychological safety. We have the
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