Over a coffee we are able to learn together and regularly swap ideas and top tips which are so valuable. I love the opportunity that RCTs bring 🙂 Every month I have the opportunity to catch up with someone from the Q community to share our improvement journey so far. It’s a fantastic and easy way to meet and network with improvement focused colleagues. “I love the opportunity that RCTs bring 🙂

Head of Quality Improvement and Experience, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust It also allows me to share information on the RCGP QI work.”

I hear of different ways of implementing QI and how barriers have been overcome. A phone call to a fellow Q participant allows me to keep my enthusiasm for QI burning brightly. “RCTs for me are a refreshing part of the day. So you could say RCT lead to random acts of kindness!”Ĭlinical Lead Quality Improvement, Clinical Innovation and Research Centre, Royal College of General Practitioners Through chatting with her, we have remained in touch, she came and did a talk at our Improvers Network event and helped us with our recent Q recruitment, assessing some of our applications. What has been so interesting is being linked with a Q Member I know nothing about – and chatting for about an hour – and really gaining useful insights or knowledge that I would not have got through any other meeting.įor example, one RCT was with a patient rep Q member. We often do active networking – and we seek those we feel have a common interest or who can potentially help us with something. For me the value of the RCT is that you don’t know who you are going to talk to! Some of the connections made by Q’s RCTs

“I have been an active participant and have found the calls extremely useful. Programme Improvement Manager, Kent Surrey and Sussex Academic Health Science Network The Q Community has been a bit of a lifeline for me: I’ve found my tribe.” “The 30-minute call I had with a Nurse from Morecambe was one of the most inspiring conversations I’ve had throughout my career – really inspiring stuff. The Q community has been a bit of a lifeline for me: I’ve found my tribe What members say about Q’s Randomised Coffee TrialsĬonsultant Paediatrician Senior Lecturer in Healthcare Management and Leadership, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust If you are already a member please log in, and if not, find out more about joining Q. This section of the page is for Q members only. We run RCTs every month, giving you an opportunity to meet and connect with a different Q member each time. There are no rules here – RCTs should be viewed as an informal opportunity to connect with peers, however if scheduling means that you can’t meet that month then it’s ok. The 30-minute call I had with a Nurse from Morecambe was one of the most inspiring conversations I’ve had throughout my career – really inspiring stuff Wessex Academic Health Science Network’s Tracy Broom tweets about her enthusiasm for RCTsĮach pair can arrange a brief informal meet-up at a time that suits both parties – be it a Skype call, Google Hangout, phone call or even a coffee in person (perhaps at a Q event). Many members have found these conversations really enjoyable and often very helpful to their improvement work too, as you can see from the 6 member comments collected below.Įvery member who signs up will be sent the name of another randomly-chosen member every month.

We’ve been running Q’s ‘Randomised Coffee Trials’ (RCTs) since April 2016.

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