Using quality improvement (QI) to improve planned care pathways

The Access QI programme is a collaboration between Healthcare Improvement Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland and participating NHS boards. We are now starting phase two of the programme and inviting 25 planned care services to join.

Safe care for every person, in every setting, every time

11 Mar 21

The Essentials of Safe Care is a practical package of evidence-based guidance and support that enables Scotland's health and social care system to deliver safe care.

Two new reports on housing, homelessness and health during COVID-19

09 Feb 21

Our Place, Home and Housing Portfolio carried out two investigations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two resulting reports capture innovations and new practice, as well as learning opportunities.

Managing outpatient demand while physical distancing

13 Jan 21

We've gathered the learning from elective care services across Scotland and beyond to develop the COVID-19 outpatient physical distancing change package.

Useful prompts for using evaluation in QI

06 Jan 21

If you're involved in quality improvement (QI) work, whether as part of a wider remit or as a QI expert, the ihub has three new evidence and evaluation resources to help you.

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

24 Nov 20

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