Great work needs rewards…

June 12, 2020

Quality Improvement Half Days (QIHDs) were introduced in the Trust back in 2015, with the strap line  ‘Guaranteed time for teams to talk, listen, learn and act’. Since then, we have seen the number of multi professional teams grow and develop; focusing on quality conversations and introducing improvement and innovation. To show how each QIHD team is using their time, there is an accreditation programme that spans entry level all the way up to gold. Back in February all QIHD teams were asked to make sure that they had been accredited to entry level by the end of April 2020.

Within the past month six teams have achieved an increase in their accreditation level and have moved up the League Table, and we are seeing some great work come out of this protected time.

Achieving accreditation does not need to take long and will recognise the improvement work that is being undertaken in QIHD teams across the Trust. If you would like to know more about getting accreditation, please speak to or email Angharad Macgregor, angharad.macgregor@nhs.net for more information.

Congratulations to Trauma & Orthopaedics for becoming our second Gold team, joining Children’s Therapies at the top of the League Table.