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The Think Kidneys AKI team is pleased to support the AKI Frontiers conference this year being held on Friday 31 March at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. On the day Richard Fluck, Chair of the Think Kidneys AKI programme will review and provide an evaluation of the national programme to improve care for people at risk of, or with AKI, which formally concludes at…
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KQuIP is always on the lookout for new quality improvement initiatives or learning opportunities to share with the kidney community. The Horizons team is offering a virtual learning opportunity for people leading and/or supporting change in health and care called the School for Change Agents. The School for Change Agents is free of charge and open to anyone who is passionate about improving health and care…
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By Katie Fielding, Professional Development Advisor – Haemodialysis, Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. In January 2016 I received a call inviting me to chair the Measurement and Understanding workstream for KQuIP. As a haemodialysis nurse, it was unexpected. I accepted the role with mixed feelings of excitement and apprehension, having limited experience of chairing groups. At this stage KQuIP was starting to evolve, but was…
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Since KQuIP was formally launched at UK Kidney Week in June, we have already shared with you some of the work that has been going on to develop the initiative and you can view and engage with some of that activity on the website. The end of 2016 sees KQuIP moving into its crucial delivery phase, bringing new challenges and opportunities. At its launch, KQuIP identified…
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Published on 1 December by NHS Improvement, ‘Developing People – Improving Care: a national framework on action on improvement and leadership development in NHS funded services’ has come at the right time for KQuIP. Recognising that education and learning are required to develop people to deliver the culture and drive for improvement, is an essential tenet of the development of quality improvement for renal services. KQuIP’s…
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