Use the following resources and tools to embed quality improvement approaches into diabetes care.
Improving quality is about making diabetes care safe, effective, patient-centred, timely, efficient and equitable. To achieve this, NHS organisations across the UK are increasingly using proven quality improvement approaches.
Essential reading
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Improving quality in the English NHS, a strategy for action, The King's Fund website (February 2016)
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What’s getting in the way? Barriers to improvement in the NHS, The Health Foundation website (February 2015)
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Building the foundations for improvement, The Health Foundation website (February 2015)
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Using clinical communities to improve quality, The Health Foundation website (December 2013)
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Quality improvement made simple, The Health Foundation website (August 2013)
Resources
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An introduction to the NHS Change Model, NHS England website
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First steps towards quality improvement: a simple guide to improving services, NHS England website
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Improvement tools, NHS Improving Quality website
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The handbook of quality and service improvement tools, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (PDF, 3.9MB)
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Quality improvement tools, NHS Scotland Quality Improvement Hub website
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Improvement leaders' guides, NHS England website
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Quality improvement toolkit for diabetes care, Royal College of General Practitioners website
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Improvement tools, Institute for Healthcare Improvement website (free, login required)
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Guide to quality improvement methods, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership website
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How to become an improvement measure expert in 60 minutes guide
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A systematic approach to quality improvement, NIHR CLAHRC North West London website
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PDSA best practice guidance and template, NIHR CLAHRC North West London (Word, 110KB)
E-learning
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Why should you care about quality improvement? Dr. Mike Evans video: an illustrated look at quality improvement, Institute for Healthcare Improvement website
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Quality improvement e-learning, University of Lincoln website (free)
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Quality improvement e-learning, NHS Scotland Quality Improvement Hub website (free)
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Improvement academy, bronze, silver and gold e-learning courses, Yorkshire and Humber AHSN website (free, login required)
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Improvement FUNdamentals online course, NHS England website (free)
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Open school, Institute for Healthcare Improvement website (free, login required)