Thank you to everyone who attended or dropped into our QSIR poster celebration session. It’s a great chance to hear about the ongoing projects in our Trust and all the hard work happening! #QITraining #QIProjects

Day 12 of #12DaysOfQI QI isn’t just for December! Continuous improvement means better care every day, every month. Keep the momentum going — small changes add up to big impact. #QI #NHS

Day 11 of #12DaysOfQI What does successful quality improvement look like? These 11 words sum it up: effective, safe, collaborative, sustainable and more. Do your improvement ideas show these qualities? #QI #NHS

Day 10 of #12DaysOfQI The 10 Possibility Areas help you think ahead. Take your goal and explore these areas to identify tasks, risks, and requirements. A few minutes now makes your plan clearer and easier to achieve. Concept from Go MAD Thinking #QI #NHS

Day 9 of #12DaysOfQI 9 Principles of quality management: Customer focus, leadership, engagement of people, process approach, improvement, evidence-based decision making, relationship management, system approach to management, fact-based approach.

Day 8 of #12DaysOfQI The 8 wastes: Waiting, Defects, Non-utilised talent, Inventory, Transportation, Motion, Extra Processing, overproduction By reducing these wastes, we save time, cut costs, and make work easier for everyone. #QualityImprovement

Day 7 of #12DaysOfQI Seven steps to measure improvement: Define, Aim, Choose, Collect, Analyse, Display, Act. Measuring improvement shows what’s actually working and what’s not, so we can make changes that really matter. #QualityImprovement

Day 6 of #12DaysOfQI 6-S = Workplace organisation training (aka 5S+Safety) Sort. Set in Order. Shine. Standardise. Sustain. Safety. We offer 5S+Safety training to all Y&STHFT staff - get in contact to find out more! #QualityImprovement

Day 5 of #12DaysOfQI Ask “Why?” five times to find the root cause of a problem. Simple, but a great tool to use! #QualityImprovement

Day 4 of #12DaysOfQI Plan. Do. Study. Act. The PDSA cycle helps test and refine changes. #QualityImprovement

Day 3 of #12DaysOfQI Three courses we run: • Introduction to QI methodology – Delivering Improvement • Advanced QI methodology – QSIR • Workplace organisation and safety – 5S+Safety Email us for more information: [email protected] #QualityImprovement

Day 2 of #12DaysOfQI Two types of data matter: • Qualitative = the story • Quantitative = the numbers Need support with your QI project data? Email us: [email protected]

Day 1 of #12DaysOfQI Standardisation of processes improves outcomes for patients and working conditions. Standard ways of doing things can reduce errors and save time. Are there any aspects of your work that you think could be standardised? #QualityImprovement

Happy December 🎄 Introducing the 12 Days of QI! Over the next 12 days, we’ll share simple tips, concepts, and tools to support quality improvement in our Trust. #QualityImprovement #QI #ChristmasFun

Congratulations to everyone in Cohort 7 who has now completed all 5 days of QSIR training! 🎉 We’re excited to see your project posters in January. Want to join the next cohort in 2026? Email: [email protected] to sign up.

Can’t believe we’re already on Day 4 of our 7th QSIR cohort! 🎲✈️ Looking forward to seeing everyone for the fifth and final day next week! #QSIR #NHSImprovement

You’re invited to join the Quality Improvement Community Forum at one of the following locations: 📍 Lecture Theatre, Scarborough Hospital 📍 Classrooms 3 & 4, Medical Education Centre, York Hospital 📍MS Teams Email us on [email protected] for the Teams link

Following 5 days of QI training, our cohort 6 delegates have been busy leading their own projects - and yesterday we celebrated their work at our poster event! Thank you to everybody who came along to support and share in the learning #NHS #QualityImprovement #YSTHFT

Earlier this month, the team delivered improvement training to York University students. It was fantastic to read in the feedback that many found the session useful and interesting, with some even expressing interest in QI!

Here's Gail and Ali from the team running a stall at the Nursing and Midwifery Conference at Malton Rugby Club last week - giving out sweets, sharing QI training booklets, and chatting about how to get involved or continue your QI journey. Thanks to everyone who came by!

Congratulations to everyone who completed our Cohort 6 QSIR course last week! We had a fantastic time running this course, and can't wait to see your project posters next month at the event.