How we are supporting the implementation of safe and effective care navigation processes and pathways

Effective care navigation enables better use of GP practice and wider primary care resources to help patients be seen by the right person, at the right time and in the right place. Find out how by downloading a new 10-step guide and joining one of our online workshops during December.

Sharing learning globally on how to implement QI at scale and speed

10 Nov 20

In a BMJ Live session, 'Implementing video consultation in response to COVID-19' Michelle Miller, who leads the ihub's dementia and mental health improvement portfolios, talked about our contribution to the rapid roll out of NHS Near Me.

Join the 20 housing organisations already using the Housing and Dementia Framework: find out how at our event

02 Nov 20

The first in a series of sessions that introduces the framework, explores its key principles and outlines how it is used by housing organisations to support people to live well with dementia is at 14:00–15:30 on 26 November 2020.

Supporting Scotland's mental health recovery

08 Oct 20

Clare Haughey, Mental Health Minister announced the Scottish Government’s Mental Health Transition and Recovery Plan on 8 October 2020.

How Scotland contributed to World Patient Safety Day 2020

30 Sep 20

With the message #SafeStaffSafeCare, read how our Scottish Patient Safety Programme raised awareness of World Patient Safety Day in Scotland, which was part of the World Health Organisation's international campaign.

New guide to commissioning short breaks for carers

10 Sep 20

The new Promoting Variety guide helps local authorities and HSCPs establish the conditions in local communities to provide carers with good and improving opportunities to access breaks from caring.

Using quality improvement to rapidly implement NHS Near Me

08 Sep 20

Find out how we used quality improvement to support the roll out of NHS Near Me, a national video-conferencing platform, across Primary Care, Mental Health, Maternity and Paediatric Care services during COVID-19.

Join our World Patient Safety Day 2020 campaign in Scotland

04 Sep 20

Read how we are marking World Patient Safety Day on 17 September 2020 with a range of initiatives across the organisation.

Two new learning systems for COVID-19 responses

08 Jun 20

Emerging practice examples where staff found ways to provide compassionate care and overcome communication barriers, and how health and social care services can adapt rapidly.

Hibernating ihub QI programmes

18 Mar 20

Many organisations are temporarily suspending their current quality improvement (QI) programmes as part of their response to COVID-19. We’ve produced guidance, in liaison with some of our QI partners within NHS boards, to identify the key actions that can be taken now that will make it much easier to reinstate programmes later this year.

ihub response to COVID-19

17 Mar 20

To prioritise the capacity of health and social care services, Healthcare Improvement Scotland has taken the decision to adapt our normal ways of working to provide support to Scotland's health and social care services. This action is supported by Scottish Government.

Improving acute care for people living with frailty

20 Dec 19

We need to ensure that older people with frailty have access to the appropriate specialist care at the right time and in the right place. Read our case study about how five NHS boards tested approaches to improving care coordination and what we learned.

How quality improvement (QI) is keeping babies warm

18 Dec 19

Reducing the incidence of admission due to hypothermia is a core priority within the neonatal programme of the Maternity and Children Quality Improvement Collaborative (MCQIC).

MCQIC work highlighted in national neonatal report

18 Dec 19

The 2019 National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) report into babies discharged in 2018 has highlighted the work of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP)’s Maternity and Children Quality Improvement (MCQIC) programme.

New Dementia in Hospitals improvement collaborative

17 Dec 19

We are delighted to announce our Focus on Dementia portfolio’s new collaborative to improve the quality of care for people with dementia in hospitals by September 2021.

Reducing cardiac arrests for people at risk of deterioration in hospital care

28 Nov 19

Recognising and responding to deteriorating hospitalised patients is an important issue. Research identified mismanaged deterioration as the most common safety related incident in acute settings. By closely monitoring and observing patients, staff are able to recognise a person’s deteriorating health.

Sharing good practice to reduce delayed discharge from hospital

22 Nov 19

Here, we share how East Ayrshire Heath and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) ensures that people are safely and legally discharged from hospital to home, or a homely setting, as soon as they are medically fit.

Winners of QI Awards 2019

22 Nov 19

The 2019 QI Awards attracted a wide range of strong and innovative projects across nine categories, illustrating ways in which local people and teams have improved health, early years and family services. The winners were announced at a ceremony in Glasgow on 12 November 2019.

Case studies about quality improvement making an impact

12 Nov 19

What do community nursing, high-risk medicines and dementia post-diagnostic support have in common? They are topics covered in our most-recent impact stories.

New Housing and dementia practice framework

04 Nov 19

Launched on 30 October 2019 and available for download, the new 'Housing and dementia: a practice framework for Scotland's housing sector' was commissioned by Healthcare Improvement Scotland's ihub in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland.

News

How we are supporting the implementation of safe and effective care navigation processes and pathways

Sharing learning globally on how to implement QI at scale and speed

Join the 20 housing organisations already using the Housing and Dementia Framework: find out how at our event

Supporting Scotland's mental health recovery

How Scotland contributed to World Patient Safety Day 2020

New guide to commissioning short breaks for carers

Using quality improvement to rapidly implement NHS Near Me

Join our World Patient Safety Day 2020 campaign in Scotland

Two new learning systems for COVID-19 responses

Hibernating ihub QI programmes

ihub response to COVID-19

Improving acute care for people living with frailty

How quality improvement (QI) is keeping babies warm

MCQIC work highlighted in national neonatal report

New Dementia in Hospitals improvement collaborative

Reducing cardiac arrests for people at risk of deterioration in hospital care

Sharing good practice to reduce delayed discharge from hospital

Winners of QI Awards 2019

Case studies about quality improvement making an impact

New Housing and dementia practice framework