December 2025 Improvement Evidence Update
- Andrea Gibbons
- 1 day ago
- 4 min read
Welcome to the December 2025 Improvement Evidence Update — your go-to monthly summary of the latest quality improvement research, evidence, tools, and events—all from the past month and condensed into just 2 pages for easy reference. Links to the pdf and word document are under the screenshot below!

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A downloadable PDF and editable Word version of the update for easy sharing and customisation.
A searchable list of resources—just use the search bar at the top of the page.
Why Use The Improvement Evidence Update?
Save Time: Skip the hours of searching with a concise, expertly curated summary of the most relevant QI resources.
Stay Updated: Keep pace with emerging trends, evidence, and research in quality improvement.
Enhance Your Work: Use the latest evidence and research to inspire, inform, and strengthen your QI initiatives.
Feel free to customise and share this update, crediting andrea.gibbons@somersetft.nhs.uk and Somerset NHS FT.
All articles were published in November 2025 and are in alphabetical order by journal / website

Call for session proposals for NHS ConfedExpo 2026 – deadline 23 January 2026
Podcast: The Right Chamber - Ep 25 - Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement in the NHS
Champions as catalysts for change: a realist evaluation of their impact in primary care (BMC Health Services Research)
Effectiveness of quality improvement interventions in improving cardiovascular disease-related outcomes in primary and tertiary care: A systematic review and meta-analyses (BMC Primary Care)
Collaborative Working to Address Inappropriate ED Attendances by Nursing Home Residents (BMJ Open Quality)
Implementation of a unit-specific quality improvement process for prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (BMJ Open Quality)
Improving care for patients with severe eating disorders in a university hospital without a formal eating disorder service (BMJ Open Quality)
Improving staff awareness of sensory aid needs and dementia status in an old age ward (BMJ Open Quality)
Improving departmental Quality Improvement Plans through standardisation, structured peer-to-peer feedback and building improvement capacity and culture (BMJ Open Quality)
Increasing the rate of nursing process implementation: a quality improvement project at Wollega University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, 2025 (BMJ Open Quality)
'Leanomics in healthcare: a three-year quality improvement study on the financial impact of a modified Kanban system in hospital storerooms (BMJ Open Quality)
Optimising drowning prevention counselling through a physician Maintenance of Certification (MOC) quality improvement (QI) initiative (BMJ Open Quality)
Optimising acid-base balance in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: a quality improvement initiative (BMJ Open Quality)
Reducing drug-related harm by triggering proactive outreach (BMJ Open Quality)
From SMART aims to systems thinking: expanding the scope of quality improvement and patient safety education (BMJ Quality & Safety)
Leading from the Acute Medical Unit: Restoring Function, Purpose and Flow (Future Healthcare Journal)
Quality Improvement Workbook for Paramedics (Health Excellence Canada)

Co‐Designing Solutions to Improve Communication About Serious Illness During Hospitalisation (Health Expectations)
Men's Health: How to improve health outcomes, knowledge and behaviours (Healthwatch)
A Seat at the Table, But on Whose Terms? The Illusion of Meaningful Engagement (Journal of Patient Experience)
Championing Ethical Engagement of Youth in Healthcare: A Reflective Commentary (Journal of Patient Experience)
Through Both Lenses: A Dual Perspective on Illness (Journal of Patient Experience)
Official Statistics: Health of the region data explorer (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities)
A Systematic Review of the Literature on the Validity, Reliability, and Utility of the NHS Friends and Family Test as a Method for Gathering Feedback on and Improving the Experiences of Patients (Patient Experience Journal)
Tailor-made for children. Designing a pictorial questionnaire to explore eating habits, lifestyle, and body perception (Quality & Quantity)

All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Emergency Care: Corridor Care (APPG)
The state of integrated care systems 2024/25: delivering through change (NHS Confederation)
The strategic commissioning framework: What you need to know (NHS Confederation)
Towards integrated health organisations: considerations for policy and NHS leaders (NHS Confederation)
Strategic commissioning framework (NHS England)
On the day briefing: strategic commissioning framework (NHS Providers)
From diagnosis to delivery: A framework for accelerating NHS productivity growth (The Health Foundation)
Learning from other countries implementing AI in health and care (The Health Foundation)
What Is The State Of Children's Health In England (The Kings Fund)
Why management matters so much for the success of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan (The Kings Fund)
NHS workforce in a nutshell (The Kings Fund)

9 & 16 Dec: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Quality Improvement Grand Round - 12.00-13.00
16 Dec: Shine a light on co-production December event - NHS England Events - 10:30-12:00
22 Jan 2026: Quality Improvement and sustainability - Free MS Teams event 13:30-14:20
27 Jan 2026: Shine a light on co-production January event - NHS England - 10:30-12:00
28 Jan 2026: Skills for collaborative change - Online, Q Community event 12:00-13:00
24 Feb 2026: Shine a light on co-production February event - NHS England - 10:30-12:00
25 Feb 2026: NHS IMPACT Masterclass - Coproduction of Improvement - Online, 11:00-11:50
18 March 2026: Leading Successful Partnerships - Online, Q Community event 12:00-13:00
23 March 2026: Quality management systems - Online, event 12:30-13:50
31 March 2026: Shine a light on co-production March event - NHS England Events - 10:30-12:00
30 April 2026: NHS IMPACT Masterclass - Learning from Scotland’s improvement journey - Free online, 10:00-10:50
18 June 2026: NHS IMPACT Masterclass - Leadership for improvement - Free online, 10:00-10:50
For full national quality improvement events listing go to: https://www.theqihub.com/post/events
