Really proud of our fantastic Healthcare Improvement Scotland mental health team yesterday to hear them describe their work with colleagues in NHS Tayside & the difference it is making. Thanks to Maree Todd for her interest in this important work to improve services for people with psychosis

What a brilliant positive film celebrating some fab work - well done Laura Keel Jade Gunn and everyone involved

I've been thinking a lot about mental health and inequalities over the past week, so the timing of this paper couldn't have been better. Working link here:
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The The Scottish Quality and Safety Fellowship is a life changing experience 👇 #cohort8

Using a co-design approach for healthcare improvements is rewarding, effective and fun.

I couldn’t be prouder of our work so far to transform patient & family experiences of coming to the operating theatre.

#design #empathy

The Scottish Quality and Safety Fellowship Design Council Cat Macaulay 🏳️‍🌈

Great presentation by Thomas Monaghan Healthcare Improvement Scotland & Colette Dryden NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde at today's Q Event about using Quality Improvement to reduce waiting times. Importance of understanding systems, pathways, data & patient engagement (very happy to hear the last one!) The Q community

Hello NHSNearMe - remember the Q Exchange project in 2018? Mentioned here today at the The Q community Event

Did you miss the latest report from our fab Citizens' Panel at HIS - Community Engagement? Here's the link 👇
So important to listen to the voices of the public #engagement

Co-production lets everyone have a say, influence change and make things better for everyone. It's not just for the public; our Engagement Practitioners Network has evolved over 2yrs in response to staff telling us how they want it to run
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#CoProWeekScot

Effective co-production understands the barriers people might face to having their voice heard. Read how sensitive support enabled young people with neurodevelopmental differences to have a meaningful say in Shetland:
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#CoProWeekScot

Today is #WorldKindnessDay . Research shows that kind and #compassionate leadership has wide-ranging benefits for both staff and organisations. Explore our compassionate leadership explainer to learn more ⬇️ kingsfund.org.uk/publications/w…

Loving the colours of autumn this morning #wellbeing

An important and really helpful read 👇 Healthcare Improvement Scotland Claire Mavin Meghan Bateson Michael Canavan Belinda Robertson Diana Hekerem Jo Thomson Simon Watson Ann Gow Clare Morrison

Our partners, patients and healthcare professionals are all invited to attend our Annual Review on 21 November 2023 in Glasgow or online.

Hear about, and have the opportunity to ask questions on, our performance in 2022-2023.

Link for more information in the replies.

We are delighted to welcome Gina Alexander and Nicola McCardle as new members of our governance committee, the Scottish Health Council. Their wealth of skills & expertise will be invaluable to support effective and meaningful engagement.
More info: hisengage.scot/shc

By drawing and visualising a patients journey through your service you can understand your system and identify where to start ✏️ Dr Kate Arrow Rodney & Amal

Oooo... Far North Scotland in the Lonely Planet top 10 regions to travel to in 2024. An excellent choice, not that I'm biased or anything

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It was an inspiration to visit Malawi recently and see their clear, unified and simple approach for quality improvement. So much to learn and share through global collaboration. Read my blog here:
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Healthcare Improvement Scotland HIS - Community Engagement

This is a brilliant animation about our Quality Framework - a tool that helps organisations to assess their engagement and then consider what improvements might be needed:

Between taskings we briefly muse on why we have to explain the @highlandpict logo colour scheme to folks not working in the Highlands of Scotland… #aurora #prehospitalcareunderlights