Register to join our Quality Improvement Collaboratives

We have several exciting collaboratives that your NHS trust or health board can now register to join or express an interest of joining. 

Current QI projects open for registration

Close it Quick: Ileostomy Closure QI Collaborative

The NBOCA report unequivocally demonstrates that ileostomy closure rates in England and Wales need major focus and attention. This situation only worsened following the impact of the pandemic on waiting lists. Our new QI Collaborative will empower surgical care teams across England and Wales to address this and improve patient care and experience.

Register your Trust or Health Board's place on the project by 28 February 2026.
For more information and details on how to register, visit Close it Quick: Ileostomy Closure QI Collaborative web page or email closeitquick@rcseng.ac.uk.

SUPPORT2

SUrgeon Peer-led POst-incident Response Teams Improvement Collaborative 2 (SUPPORT2) will build on SUPPORT's work and work with sites to design, deliver, sustain and evaluate a peer-to-peer support system for surgeons after adverse events.

Register your Trust or Health Board's place on the project by 28 February 2026. For more information and details on how to register, visit SUPPORT2 web page or email supportimprovement@rcseng.ac.uk.

Current QI projects accepting expressions of interest

HandsFirst3

Currently we are not recruiting for HandsFirst3 but if your site is interested in hearing about upcoming opportunities visit the HandsFirst3 page or email handsfirst@rcseng.ac.uk

Chole-QuIC5

Currently we are not recruiting for Chole-QuIC5 but if your site is interested in hearing about upcoming opportunities visit the Chole-QuIC5 web page or email cholequic@rcseng.ac.uk

Sustainability QI Collaborative

We’re currently scoping a new Quality Improvement collaborative focused on sustainability in surgery. 

Building on the success of our previous QI collaboratives, this project will support participating teams to test and embed a small number of high-impact changes from the Intercollegiate Green Theatre Checklist.

We are accepting expressions of interest. Register your interest by filling out this form and we will keep you updated as the project develops.

Email qi@rcseng.ac.uk if you have any questions.