This is going to be a brilliant session! Alex Davis is going to talk us through how understanding the 'Drama Triage' can help improve joy in work. Definitely not one to miss! 📅 27th January 🕛12 - 12.45 Register 👉 tinyurl.com/5d48585b @matthewmezey.bsky.social @theqcommunity.bsky.social

There's still time to join our next Liberating Structure meetup - focused on planning our 2026 events. Sign up: q.nhsconfed.org/get-involved...

Season’s greetings from the Q team! ⛄ We’re taking a short break and will return on 5 January. Our socials won’t be actively monitored during this time, but our insights and resources are always available for you on our website: https://q.nhsconfed.org/

Q member @jennymorton.bsky.social​ tells us about working with service users to improve local mental health services. This project was shortlisted for @rcpsych.bsky.social​'s Seni Lewis award. https://q.nhsconfed.org/resources/energising-mental-health-crisis-supportand-co-production-in-yorkshire

Learn more about building and supporting networks. Join our next Network Weaving Tools Users group meet up in January to explore issues of trust within networks. Book your place: https://q.nhsconfed.org/get-involved/events/network-weaving-tools-users-group-meet-up-3

Exploring the role of improvement methodologies in redesigning frailty services for older people is the topic of discussion in the latest episode of the Leading Improvement in Health and Care podcast 🎧 https://www.nhsconfed.org/podcast/Redesigning-complex-pathways-improving-frailty-care

We're sad to hear of Tim's passing and our thoughts are with his family and friends. Resharing for our members who may have known Tim.

Interested in Liberating Structures? Join us on Thursday 8 January to plan some of our 2026 Liberating Structures meet ups. Meetups are an informal space to explore one of the 33 Liberating Structures. Book: https://q.nhsconfed.org/get-involved/events/liberating-structures-meet-up-january-2026

Do you deal with genetic information in your role in health and care? By completing this short survey, you'll help shape how genomics integrates into practices and community care 👇

Q member Karla Rimaitis​ considers the shift to neighbourhood health in light of her experiences with improvement and innovation in primary care. Find out more: https://q.nhsconfed.org/evidence-and-insights/opinion-pieces/how-micro-funding-can-unlock-health-improvements-for-communities

Successful change depends on the ability to adopt, implement, spread and scale what works. Explore eight key principles for adopting and spreading innovation 👇 https://q.nhsconfed.org/evidence-and-insights/evidence-and-briefings/from-innovation-into-wide-spread-adoption-key-principles-and-tools

QI professionals, please can you help? 💡 Q members Nicola Bateman​ and Sharon Williams are running a research project on visual tools in QI. Please complete their survey and share with colleagues that might be interested Survey link: https://ulsb.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5C2JzRlHqEiDT2S

⏱️ 100 seconds of Thiscovery's impact 💥 Spotlighting a vital and timely project, Sam Minter describes our work with Q insight and @theqcommunity.bsky.social to understand how we can effectively engage staff during major health and care changes. Visit the full client story 👉 bit.ly/3K4wj12

Q’s Liberating Structures group meets each month to explore and practice a Liberating Structure. On Thursday 4 December we're focusing on TRIZ, which invites you to let go of what limits your success. Book: https://q.nhsconfed.org/get-involved/events/liberating-structures-meet-up-december-2025

Join us in London on 24 February for the Care Closer to Home Conference 2026 — a must-attend event for health leaders, delivered with Optum and Accurx. Network, share insights, and hear from leading voices as we explore practical solutions to deliver care closer to home. Book now: buff.ly/owkNstr

2 WEEKS TO GO: Contribute your insights, ideas and expertise to inform the work of the #NHSProductivityCommission and shape policy and practice to ensure better care for people. The Commission's Call for Evidence runs until Friday 12 December. Find out more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4oHG9UY

Do you have a 45 spare on Monday lunchtime (1st December)? Yes? Why not join us for this @theqcommunity.bsky.social free event, where we will use this time to reflect on the past 12 months and plan for the next. tinyurl.com/4h372hjm @matthewmezey.bsky.social

There is still time to register! I'm really looking forward to planning my 2026! @alexldavis.bsky.social @matthewmezey.bsky.social @theqcommunity.bsky.social

Share your insights on opportunities and challenges for improving productivity 👇

Designing and planning national programmes and large-scale change in health and healthcare is challenging but essential. Join @marydixonwoods.bsky.social and others to explore practical insights and fresh thinking on how we can do it better. Register now: ths.im/4nGd5wJ #THISspace2025

Can you improve joy in work in 15 seconds? Time is a challenge where demand exceeds resources, but a little more at the start of a process can save someone lots further on. Join us to find out more: https://q.nhsconfed.org/get-involved/events/15-seconds-30-minutes-15s30m-active-learning-session

Group spotlight 🔦 The Network Weaving Tools Users Group is a space for people interested in learning about network weaving and developing their skills. It aims to create a safe space dedicated to practicing resources that support effective networks.

We've got lots coming up at Q in November! All of our events are aimed at supporting you to enhance your improvement practice, widen your network and be inspired. Find out more and register to join us: https://q.health.org.uk/get-involved/events

A team in Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire are working to address health inequalities to reduce missed appointments. Data showed ​‘Did Not Attend’ rates for cardiology patients were 36% higher for black and Asian patients and 48% higher for those living in the most deprived areas.

We recently announced changes for Q, the outcome of a scheduled strategic review with @healthfoundation.bsky.social​​. Q's managing director, Penny Pereira, shares how improvement principles, a focus on Q’s core purpose and what we’ve heard from the Q community have helped develop our future plans.

In the second season of our Leading Improvement in Health and Care podcast, our latest episode is exploring how improvement methods can support the move to a future neighbourhood health service.

Explore a new case study 💡 Learn about a project from Aneurin Bevan University Health Board​ (ABUHB) that reduced patients' time to diagnosis from an average of 62 days to 28 days.

Missed hospital appointments is a global health care challenge, particularly affecting those aged 16-24. To tackle this the Pathway to Equity project was launched at @uclh.bsky.social, supported by the Q Lab. It used a systems-thinking approach and co-design with young people and clinicians.

Group spotlight 🔦. The Network Weaving Tools Users Group is a space for people interested in learning about network weaving and developing their skills. It aims to create a safe space dedicated to practicing resources that support effective networks.

There's still time to register for the second event in our maternity series, 'Teamwork, leadership & collaboration: facilitating improvement in South London perinatal services'. Hear how Health Innovation Network South London is tackling complex challenges in maternity and neonatal care.

In October's Joy in Work session, 'Unsilenced: what happens next?', we invite you to move from theory to action. Join us on Friday 17 October as we focus on how we are learning to speak up, listen more deeply, and help others do the same.

Join our next meet up to try the Liberating Structure Panarchy. Learn how it can help you to become more alert to small changes that can spread ideas. With a better appreciation of the dynamics, you can create ​‘opportunity windows’ for innovations to spread among levels and across boundaries.

Urology patients in Birmingham & Solihull faced long delays after COVID. Hospitals tried to manage the backlog but were limited by traditional systems. This primary care team, supported by Q Lab, created a community-based pathway using virtual appointments, local clinics, and quicker tests.

While making her new BBC Radio 4 series 'Three Ages of Child', Q member @drguddisingh.bsky.social​​ journeyed across England to ask the questions our health service avoids. In this piece, Guddi shares what she learned along the way and asks what the answers mean for improvement.

There's lots coming up in October! From the second event in our maternity series, to regular meet ups with our Network Weaving, Liberating Structures and Improving Culture groups. All events are aimed at supporting you to enhance your improvement practice, widen your network and be inspired.

We’re delighted to announce that the Q community has a new home with the @nhsconfed.org​. Building on our strong existing partnership, we will together champion collaborative, bold, inclusive and purposeful improvement that spans sectors.

There's still time to sign up for our Q Exchange webinar 'System Improvement Coaching: Enhancing Collaboration and Outcomes', on Tuesday 30 September, 12–1pm. This session will share learning from their work providing coaching for system improvement leaders across neighbourhoods.

With fieldwork for the 2025 NHS staff survey set to begin, we reflect on the results of the 2024 survey and what we can learn about staff engagement and its consequences for improvement. Read more: https://bit.ly/46ABeOi

Want to learn how embedded systems interact, spread innovations and transform? Join the Q Liberating Structures user group meet-up on 9 Oct, 12pm, to try out 'Panarchy'. All welcome - no experience needed. q.health.org.uk/get-involved...

Feeling the strain of constant change, and external pressures? You’re not alone. Join tomorrow's Joy in Work Curiosity Collective session to explore how to find joy in work in uncertain times. Learn simple, actionable ways to build resilience, stay focused, and help you navigate the workday.

Recently become a Q member? There's still time to sign up for our next New to Q webinar! Join us this afternoon, from 12-1pm, to meet other new members and find out how to get started in the community. Book. https://q.health.org.uk/get-involved/events/new-to-q-webinar-sept-2025

This one’s personal ❤️ After 18 months of hard work, #ThreeAgesofChild is finally out on BBC Radio 4! It’s a story of inequity, resilience, and why we must do better by our children. Listen, share, shout about it. Let’s make it impossible to ignore! 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Here’s the write-up from last @theqcommunity.bsky.social Curiosity Collective Session 👇 Can AI/technology enhance #JoyinWork? Our next meet up focuses on how to find joy in uncertain times. Interested? Join us on Friday between 12 - 12.45. Register ▶️ tinyurl.com/eerkznkn #NHSworkforce #NHS

If you’re struggling to find joy in uncertain times, join us for this 45-minute @theqcommunity.bsky.social event on Friday, where we will explore simple and actionable ways to build resilience, stay focused, and navigate your workday. Register here: tinyurl.com/eerkznkn

Join the Q Community's Joy in Work Curiosity Collective on 26th Sept (12-12.45) for 'Finding joy in uncertain times'. More info/register: q.health.org.uk/get-involved... - all welcome.

Join us on 5 November, 12.30 - 14.00, to connect with peers to discuss and collaborate around the 10 Year Plan. This session offers a space to reflect and discuss the challenges of implementation, and consider how improvement can continue to play a vital role in shaping the future of healthcare.

In the second season of our Leading Improvement in Health and Care podcast, our latest episode is exploring the role of improvement in implementing the shift from analogue to digital. Listen 🎧️: https://www.nhsconfed.org/podcast/role-improvement-implementing-shift-analogue-digital

Today we're in Bath for our in-person Q collaboration event, hosted in partnership with @healthinnowest.bsky.social. We're here with fellow Q members and wider colleagues to network, share learning and explore shared challenges.

Just over a week until the first event in our maternity series! One QI Project Born Every Minute: A Maternity Workshop 📅 18 September 2025, 12:30pm Explore how professional networks can help you learn from peers, and build connections that support improvement in your work.