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📢 Opportunity: QI Conference 2026 - Call for Abstracts

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is hosting its Quality Improvement Conference 2026 on Monday 12 October in London.

This annual event will spotlight co-produced quality improvement (QI) work in mental health services, with a focus on how teams are embedding QI into everyday practice for long-term impact.

💡 Abstract submissions are now open, with interest in:
Practical, frontline-led innovations
Rapid-cycle testing and real-world solutions
Embedding QI approaches into daily work
Learning and impact from the Culture of Care programme

📝 Deadline: 1 July 2026
🔗 Find out more:
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/conferences/detail/2026/10/12/default-calendar/quality-improvement-conference-2026

A great opportunity to share and learn from QI work happening across mental health services.

🌟 As part of the QI Leaders Pathway 2025 Vets for Pets course, Kelly Gordon led a high‑impact quality improvement project focused on procedural safety.

🐾 Her project, “Paws, Check, Proceed”, aimed to improve completion of pre‑procedure safety checklists - a vital safeguard to prevent omissions, near misses, and potential harm before sedation, anaesthesia, or surgery.

By testing small, system‑focused changes, such as redesigning the checklist layout, making it more visible, clarifying shared responsibility between vets and nurses, and using visual prompts, Kelly achieved a sustained increase to 100% checklist completion.

✅ The result? More reliable safety processes, reduced risk of preventable errors, and a stronger culture of shared accountability for patient safety.

🖼️ View the full poster here: https://qiclearn.com/paws-check-proceed/

Paws, Check, Proceed - QIClearn Paws, Check, Proceed Increasing completion rates of pre-procedure safety checklists Lead Author: Kelly Gordon Organistation: Vets for Pets Co-Authors: Mentor: Stephanie Meddick-Dyson Programme: QI Leaders Pathway 2025 – Vets for Pets cohort 2 Click or tap on the poster to zoom Download A PDF Versi...

Dentistry is incredibly rewarding but it can also be high pressure. Productivity demands, complaints and complex cases can place real strain on clinicians and teams.

➡️ At QIClearn, we help dental organisations create safe learning environments where clinicians reflect, learn from real cases and support each other.

This helps improve:
✔ Morale
✔ Staff retention
✔ Safety culture

For multi-practice groups, we also help turn clinical experiences, complaints and near-misses into shared learning, so improvements don’t stay in just one practice but benefit the whole organisation.

✅ Work alongside QIClearn to turn clinical experiences, complaints and near-misses into shared learning across the organisation. This helps with: peer review, clinical development advisors, quality improvement and governance.

Our programmes are particularly valuable for organisations recruiting overseas dentists, helping clinicians who are new to the NHS and UK systems build confidence faster through reflection, peer learning and real case discussion.

The result? Stronger teams and reduced clinical risk.

📩 Book your free Dental Business Discovery Call to find out more.

Email us at: [email protected]

or visit: https://qiclearn.com/working-in-dentistry/

(or see the link in our bio)

🎉 Celebrating Learner Success! 🎉

We’re proud to share that Eberechi Chris-Okoro has had their abstract accepted for poster display at the Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress 2026, taking place 15–18 June at ACC Liverpool 👏

Ebe’s work, part of the Improve ONE Thing: the full QIP (Spring 2025) programme, highlights the importance of clear, comprehensive discharge communication to support better patient care and continuity.

Their poster 'Showing Love to Letters' will be showcased throughout the Congress in the ePoster Hub, giving delegates from around the world the chance to explore this impactful quality improvement project.

Take a look at the full poster here:
👉 https://qiclearn.com/showing-love-to-letters/

Congratulations, Eberechi, on this fantastic achievement, we’re excited to see your work recognised on an international stage! 🌍✨

Showing love to letters - QIClearn Showing love to letters Improving the completeness and care plan details of patient discharge letters Lead Author: Dr Eberechi Chris-Okoro Organistation: Aston Ward Mental Health Unit Stevenage Co-Authors: Mentor: Nikki Davey Programme: Improve ONE thing: the full QIP Spring 2025 Click or tap on the...

📢 Now booking! Improve ONE Thing: the Full QIP Open course Autumn 2026 - an innovative 4-month course designed for busy healthcare professionals across all specialties:

✅ Medical trainees
✅ Consultants
✅ Nurses
✅ Pharmacists
✅ Allied health professionals

What Makes This Course Different?

✨ Hands-On Learning: Work step-by-step on a QI project of your choice.
📚 Bite-Sized Lessons: Easily turn theory into action.
📱 Flexible Access: Learn on-the-go with mobile-friendly content.
🛠️ Practical Tools: Download ready-to-use templates to streamline your work.
🏆 Track Your Success: Earn experience points and climb the leadership board!

Sign up now: https://qiclearn.com/improve-one-thing-the-full-qip-open-course/ (or see the link in our bio)

Great conversations drive great change. Our Q Cards are designed to spark the kind of thinking that leads to fresh ideas, deeper insights and better outcomes.

Each card contains a simple yet powerful question to help:
✨ Shift perspectives
✨ Unlock new thinking
✨ Strengthen conversations across teams and boards

Whether you're leading board development, coaching conversations or organisational change, Q Cards are a practical tool to help people pause, reflect and move forward with clarity.

Now available to order on our website!
👉 Get your pack here: https://www.qualityimprovementclinic.com/qcards/

Do you want to pioneer and lead the way in building QI capacity and capability in private healthcare?

Many organisations struggle with recurring problems:

Staff retention. Do my clinicians have autonomy, flexibility and a well organised setting?

How can we boost our reputation? Is our patient messaging effective?

Could we reduce spend? (for example consumables and energy)
Is our organisation fully invested in integrative care and wellness?

Can QI be used to ensure you are recovering all the available income?

✅ We’ve seen how tested Quality Improvement (QI) methods can break those cycles and create lasting change.

If you’re ready to explore a different approach, QIC are offering confidential, pro-bono coaching conversations with private healthcare leaders who want to transform how their teams work - no strings attached. 💡

Message us if you’d like to be part of shaping what “next-level QI” looks like in private healthcare.

📩 Contact us at [email protected]

🌟 As part of the QI Leaders Pathway 2025 Vets for Pets course, Charlotte Evans led a quality improvement project focused on medication safety in practice.

🐾 Her project, “Don’t Be Late – Label the Date!”, addressed the risk of injectable medicines being left undated after opening - an issue that can compromise patient safety and breach veterinary medicines regulations.

By testing simple but effective change ideas, including clear date stickers, team discussions, and iterative PDSA cycles, Charlotte achieved a sustained improvement, with all opened injectable drug bottles consistently dated. Visual prompts played a key role in supporting new habits and embedding safer practice.

✅ The result? Reduced risk of administering out‑of‑date medications, improved compliance, and a safer, more reliable approach to medicines management.

🖼️ View the full poster here: https://qiclearn.com/dont-be-late-label-the-date/

Don’t Be Late – Label the Date! - QIClearn Don’t Be Late – Label the Date! Improving the number of dated drug bottles Lead Author: Charlotte Evans Organistation: Vets for Pets Co-Authors: Mentor: Heather Shearer Programme: QI Leaders Pathway 2025 – Vets for Pets cohort 2 Click or tap on the poster to zoom Download A PDF Version

📢 PREMIER Conference 2026 is a two-day event focused on innovation, education and research in Paediatric Emergency Medicine.

Taking place in the historic city of Wi******er, the conference will bring together clinicians, trainees, educators and researchers from across Wessex and beyond for:
🔹 Keynote presentations
🔹 Abstract-driven sessions
🔹 Workshops
🔹 Networking opportunities

A great opportunity for anyone involved in paediatric emergency medicine to share research, showcase quality improvement work and connect with the wider PEM community.

Find out more:
https://premierwessex.org/conference/2026

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