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Register to join our Quality Improvement Collaboratives

We have a number of exciting collaboratives that your Trust or Health Board can now register to join.

Three of our Quality Improvement (QI) collaboratives focus on supporting healthcare teams to improve patient care in a specific clinical area of care and one project that is dedicated to supporting surgeons after adverse events. 

 

Registration requirements

There is a one-off cost of £7,500 (£9,000 including VAT) per trust or health board to join the project. In addition, trusts and health boards need to cover their travel and expenses to any in-person meetings.  

The named project lead and data lead should have allocated time in their job plan to lead the project locally.


Deadline to apply

Registration will close on 30 June 2025.


Current Quality Improvement projects open for registration


Close it Quick - Ileostomy Closure QI Collaborative

The NBOCA report demonstrates unequivocally that ileostomy closure rates in England and Wales need major focus and attention with this situation only worsening 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 patient experience.

For more information and details on how to register email closeitquick@rcseng.ac.uk 


SUPPORT2

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

To find out more and register for SUPPORT2, click here or email supportimprovement@rcseng.ac.uk.

 

HandsFirst3

We are recruiting sites for our third round of HandsFirst, a Quality Improvement project focused on improving the care for hand trauma patients. This project brings together both surgical and hand therapy teams to enhance patient outcomes. By reducing variation in care and shortening the time to receive surgery, we aim to optimise treatment for this patient group, ensuring coordinated efforts between surgery and hand therapy professionals for improved recovery and rehabilitation.

To find out more and register for HandsFirst3, click here or email handsfirst@rcseng.ac.uk.


CholeQuIC5

We are recruiting sites for our fifth round of Chole-QuIC. This project will work with sites to improve outcomes for their patients with gallstone disease by implementing and expanding the learning from the four previous rounds of Chole-QuIC.

To find out more and register for CholeQulC5 or email cholequic@rcseng.ac.uk.

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