Improvement Programmes
The ihub runs a number of national programmes focused on supporting our health, social care and housing partners to deliver improved health and wellbeing outcomes for people in Scotland.
Bringing together expertise, knowledge and best practice
Discover how we’ve been working with health and care providers to design and deliver better services for people in Scotland.
ihub Impact Report 2017-18
Read the real life stories in the ihub’s Impact Report 2017-18 about how we improve health and social care services.
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Improvement Resources
The ihub produces a range of toolkits and resources, in collaboration with partners, to help improve health and social care delivery in Scotland. You can find out more by browsing and filtering in the improvement resources section.
Scottish Patient Safety Programme
The Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP), part of the ihub, is a unique national initiative that aims to improve the safety and reliability of healthcare and reduce harm, whenever care is delivered.
FEATURED NEWS
Hibernating ihub QI programmes
Many organisations are temporarily suspending their current quality improvement (QI) programmes as part of their response to COVID-19. We’ve produced guidance, in liaison with some of our QI partners within NHS boards, to identify the key actions that can be taken now that will make it much easier to reinstate programmes later this year.
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We're proud to be working in partnership with local clinicians and managers to enable Mental Health Crisis Teams across Scotland to implement @NearMe, rethinking how care can be delivered. Dr Rob Waller of NHS Lothian reflects on the benefits of video consultations: pic.twitter.com/e4pBxOBOJs
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Are you struggling with the barrier of face masks when treating #COVID19 patients who have trouble seeing and hearing? There's great advice from @RoyalBlind and other useful ideas on our compassionate care web page. Visit: tinyurl.com/y6u9s6vf #C19carescot pic.twitter.com/jngJ6ayI58
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With restricted #COVID19 patient visiting, keeping track of calls from relatives is important but time-consuming. Here's a staff shift-change idea from @sashnhs from our Compassionate Care list of ideas. Read more at: tinyurl.com/y6u9s6vf #C19carescot pic.twitter.com/YWNJEhbs1k
