This post contains all of the articles in the March 2021 QI Evidence Update. These are searchable using the search bar.
Our top 3 reads
Putting improvement in everyone's hands: opening up healthcare improvement by simplifying, supporting and refocusing on core purpose (British Journal of Healthcare Management, Feb 2021)
Enabling innovation and adoption in health and social care: developing a shared view (Care Quality Commission, Feb 2021)
Psychological safety and the critical role of leadership development (McKinsey, Feb 2021)
Improvement
HQC-recommended quality improvement podcasts for on-the-go improvement leaders (Saskatchewan Health Quality Council, March 2021)
Putting improvement in everyone's hands: opening up healthcare improvement by simplifying, supporting and refocusing on core purpose (British Journal of Healthcare Management, Feb 2021)
What drives general practitioners in the UK to improve the quality of care? A systematic literature review (BMJ Open Quality, Feb 2021)
Open Quality, Feb 2021)
Bundle approach used to achieve zero central-line associated bloodstream infections in an adult coronary intensive care unit (BMJ Open Quality, Feb 2021)
Management consultants in healthcare do more harm than good, but keep getting rehired – new research (The Conversation, Feb 2021)
Use of patient complaints to identify diagnosis-related safety concerns: a mixed-method evaluation (BMJ Quality & Safety, Feb 2021)
Getting past the hype to discover the power of coaching (Saskatchewan Health Quality Council, Feb 2021)
5 Root Cause Analysis Techniques to Breakthrough Barriers (KaiNexus, Feb 2021)
Spread is no accident: linking age-friendly improvement to strategic priorities (IHI, Feb 2021)
Collaboration in urgent and emergency care (Care Quality Commission, Feb 2021)
Enabling innovation and adoption in health and social care: developing a shared view (Care Quality Commission, Feb 2021)
COVID-19
COVID-19 recovery and resilience: what can health and care learn from other disasters (The King’s Fund, Feb 2021)
New funding for national consortium to model COVID-19 pandemic (UK Research and Innovation, Feb 2021)
Rapid evaluation of health and care services - planning a sustainable solution for the post-COVID reset (The AHSN Network, Feb 2021)
Wearable technology: covid-19 and the rise of remote clinical monitoring (BMJ, Feb 2021)
Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all (Department of Health & Social Care, Feb 2021)
Learning about Learning: Lessons on Effective Knowledge Networks to Support Pandemic Response (IHI, Feb 2021)
What's next for the NHS? Building the resilience of the health and care system (Reform, Feb 2021)
Integrated care systems in London Challenges and opportunities ahead (The King’s Fund, Feb 2021)
Speed and trust: Keys to an effective vaccination program (Reuters, Feb 2021)
Viral myths: why we risk learning the wrong lessons from the pandemic (Institute of Economic Affairs, Feb 2021)
Video: Visualizing herd immunity – with 500 mousetraps (It's Okay To Be Smart, Feb 2021)
Patient Involvement
Technology
Digital health during the Covid-19 pandemic: Learning lessons to maintain momentum (The Patients Association, Feb 2021)
Feature: the rise of remote monitoring – what’s next? (Health Tech Newspaper, Jan 2021)
Induction app supports clinician onboarding at Nightingale London (Health Tech Newspaper, Feb 2021)
Sussex FT implements new automated scheduling system (Health Tech Newspaper, Feb 2021)
Wellbeing
COVID-19 and clinician wellbeing: challenges and opportunities (The Lancet, March 2021)
Supporting the mental health of NHS staff (BMA and Mind, Feb 2021)
Psychological safety and the critical role of leadership development (McKinsey, Feb 2021)
Using the model for improvement to improve health, wellbeing, and equity (IHI, Feb 2021)
Nonverbal Overload: A Theoretical Argument for the Causes of Zoom Fatigue (Technology, Mind and Behavior, Feb 2021)
When Contributing Gets in the Way of Collaborating (Harvard Business Review, Feb 2021)
Survey reveals the mental and physical health impacts of home working during Covid-19 (Royal Society for Public Health Feb 2021)
The science behind why hobbies can improve our mental health (The Conversation, Feb 2021)
Building a culture of learning at work (Strategy+Business, Feb 2021)