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Staff Engagement, Quality Improvement and the NHS Staff Survey

Sticky 26 June 2023 9 November 2023 Shannon Binalay

The NHS staff survey is one of the biggest workforce surveys carried out in the world. Conducted every year since 2003, the survey captures the national position in detail, as well as offering local, organisation-level...

Tracey Barr on workforce retention and our new white paper

21 November 2023 21 November 2023

Following the publication of our first white paper, Delivering on our promise to staff – engage, empower and retain, we talk to author Tracey Barr to hear about the retention...

How does Quality Improvement impact NHS Service Improvement?

5 May 2023 9 November 2023

A look at the relationship between Quality Improvement and Service Improvement in health and care.

A tale of everyday innovation

30 March 2023 13 October 2023

What Aesop can teach us about everyday innovation? Sometimes we need to think about things from an entirely different angle.

#28DaysEngageToImprove

28 February 2023 7 June 2023

28 individual ideas, insights and suggestions for engaging the workforce in healthcare improvement.

22 tweets for 2022

21 December 2022 16 October 2023

We like a good tweet. And here we round up 2022 through the lens of our favourite posts.

The Improver Ep 10. Precision wellbeing – pivoting to virtual

8 November 2022 7 June 2023 Podcast, Staff Wellbeing

Featuring Kathleen McGrow, Chief Nursing Information Officer, Microsoft Health & Life Science Industry Team.

How can NHS and healthcare organisations prepare for winter pressures?

3 November 2022 13 October 2023

Every winter, healthcare teams get ready to face the intense period ahead. But what can we do differently?

Examples of quality improvement initiatives in health and care

20 September 2022 16 October 2023

An exploration of some effective Quality Improvement examples in health and care, from teams that are leading the way.

Quality Improvement Basics

1 July 2022 7 June 2023 Quality Improvement

An in-depth guide to healthcare QI: from getting started to embedding the right systems and culture.

Staff Engagement, Quality Improvement and the NHS Staff Survey

The NHS staff survey is one of the biggest workforce surveys carried out in the world. Conducted every year since 2003, the survey captures the national position in detail, as…

26/06/2023

Staff Engagement, Quality Improvement and the NHS Staff Survey

21/11/2023

Tracey Barr on workforce retention and our new white paper

05/05/2023

How does Quality Improvement impact NHS Service Improvement?

30/03/2023

A tale of everyday innovation

28/02/2023

#28DaysEngageToImprove

21/12/2022

22 tweets for 2022

08/11/2022

The Improver Ep 10. Precision wellbeing – pivoting to virtual

03/11/2022

How can NHS and healthcare organisations prepare for winter pressures?

20/09/2022

Examples of quality improvement initiatives in health and care

01/07/2022

Quality Improvement Basics

27/05/2022

The Improver Ep 9. Quality Improvement: now and next

30/03/2022

Scaling improvement: from local, to national, to international joy in work

02/03/2022

The Improver Ep 8. Recruiting, retaining, and celebrating the flexible workforce

28/02/2022

2022 #28DaysEngageToImprove

24/01/2022

Creating a learning system for continuous improvement

16/12/2021

The Improver Ep 7. Have you fallen in love with the problem?

12/11/2021

The Improver Ep 6. The power of positivity

06/08/2021

The Improver Ep 5. There is no performance without wellbeing

05/08/2021

Ripples and halos

25/05/2021

Listen up: five ways to embrace frontline feedback

23/04/2021

The Improver Ep 4. Recognising your sphere of influence

25/03/2021

What we learnt: frontline discoveries at the NHS Nightingale Hospital

19/03/2021

The Improver Ep 3. Look for the Shining Eyes

11/02/2021

Walking with pebbles in your shoe

09/02/2021

The Improver Ep 2. Why multidisciplinary alliance is the way forward: the CEO’s view

26/01/2021

The Improver Ep 1. The Art of Possible

19/01/2021

Making it STICK: ensuring quality improvement project success

10/12/2020

Employee engagement in a time of crisis

20/11/2020

Participatory change: 5 resources to guide staff involvement in healthcare quality improvement in 2020 and beyond

03/11/2020

From the universality of burnout in healthcare to COVID-19’s silver lining

19/10/2020

From coping to thriving: what’s needed to revitalise healthcare professionals’ everyday experience

23/09/2020

Institute for Healthcare Improvement: Conversation and Action Guide to Support Staff Wellbeing and Joy in Work

11/09/2020

IHI Framework for Improving Joy in Work

31/07/2020

Teams and leaders need continuing support through the COVID-19 pandemic

15/07/2020

Why a culture of rapid learning in healthcare is vital

20/05/2020

Why empowering frontline workers will transform your organisation

21/02/2020

3 steps to embed a culture of continuous improvement in healthcare

20/01/2020

Involving our whole workforce in the improvement journey

17/01/2020

Collaboration: the power of collective intelligence in innovation

02/01/2020

Achieving joy in the new year

01/08/2019

How the ImproveWell solution can help prevent burnout in healthcare

03/07/2019

5 tips for creating an innovative workforce

18/06/2019

How Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is using ImproveWell to make lasting change

31/05/2019

ImproveWell helps QI efforts in South East Essex CCGs

28/03/2019

Why employee wellbeing should be your number 1 priority in 2019

27/11/2018

Making things better for junior doctors: can an app really increase Joy in Work?

12/11/2018

Staff improvement ideas get a boost with new app

07/11/2018

Successful pilot as mobile app provides quality improvements

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