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Join our World Patient Safety Day 2020 campaign in Scotland
04 Sep 20
Read how we are marking World Patient Safety Day on 17 September 2020 with a range of initiatives across the organisation.
Two new learning systems for COVID-19 responses
08 Jun 20
Be inspired by innovative ideas and emerging practice from across health and social care.
Hibernating ihub QI programmes
18 Mar 20
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.
ihub response to COVID-19
17 Mar 20
To prioritise the capacity of health and social care services, Healthcare Improvement Scotland has taken the decision to adapt our normal ways of working to provide support to Scotland's health and social care services. This action is supported by Scottish Government.
Improving acute care for people living with frailty
20 Dec 19
We need to ensure that older people with frailty have access to the appropriate specialist care at the right time and in the right place. Read our case study about how five NHS boards tested approaches to improving care coordination and what we learned.
How quality improvement (QI) is keeping babies warm
18 Dec 19
Reducing the incidence of admission due to hypothermia is a core priority within the neonatal programme of the Maternity and Children Quality Improvement Collaborative (MCQIC).
MCQIC work highlighted in national neonatal report
18 Dec 19
The 2019 National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) report into babies discharged in 2018 has highlighted the work of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP)’s Maternity and Children Quality Improvement (MCQIC) programme.
New Dementia in Hospitals improvement collaborative
17 Dec 19
We are delighted to announce our Focus on Dementia portfolio’s new collaborative to improve the quality of care for people with dementia in hospitals by September 2021.
Reducing cardiac arrests for people at risk of deterioration in hospital care
28 Nov 19
Recognising and responding to deteriorating hospitalised patients is an important issue. Research identified mismanaged deterioration as the most common safety related incident in acute settings. By closely monitoring and observing patients, staff are able to recognise a person’s deteriorating health.
Sharing good practice to reduce delayed discharge from hospital
22 Nov 19
Here, we share how East Ayrshire Heath and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) ensures that people are safely and legally discharged from hospital to home, or a homely setting, as soon as they are medically fit.
Winners of QI Awards 2019
22 Nov 19
The 2019 QI Awards attracted a wide range of strong and innovative projects across nine categories, illustrating ways in which local people and teams have improved health, early years and family services. The winners were announced at a ceremony in Glasgow on 12 November 2019.
Case studies about quality improvement making an impact
12 Nov 19
What do community nursing, high-risk medicines and dementia post-diagnostic support have in common? They are topics covered in our most-recent impact stories.
New Housing and dementia practice framework
04 Nov 19
Launched on 30 October 2019 and available for download, the new 'Housing and dementia: a practice framework for Scotland's housing sector' was commissioned by Healthcare Improvement Scotland's ihub in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland.
Voting for Q Exchange 2019 is now open!
14 Oct 19
Q Exchange is the Health Foundation and NHS Improvement’s funding programme, offering Q members the chance to develop project ideas and bid for up to £30,000. Q members are eligible to vote in this year's Q Exchange, so don't miss your chance to have a say in which projects receive funding. Voting is open until 21 October 2019.
New programme directory explains how the ihub can help you
11 Oct 19
We work in partnership with health and social care organisations to redesign and improve services in your local area. To explain exactly how we can help you, we’ve launched a new programme directory. It describes our four main types of improvement work and lists nearly 40 current improvement programmes.
Changing commissioning practice through building relationships
04 Oct 19
To truly deliver on the vision of self-directed support in Scotland, we need to change the way we commission health and social care services: we must empower individuals and communities by giving them real choices in how their health and care needs are met.
Young people taking the lead in mental health services redesign
17 Sep 19
Our latest impact story shares Nesta's report on the 100 Day Challenge where the ihub and Nesta's People Powered Results team worked together to test and develop unique approaches for accelerating change to improve children and young people's mental health and wellbeing in Midlothian.
NHS boards joining Frailty at the Front Door phase 2
16 Sep 19
Our Acute Care team is working with four NHS boards to improve care coordination for people living with frailty who present to unscheduled acute care services. Congratulations to the successful teams.
Welcoming teams to Living and Dying Well with Frailty collaborative
16 Sep 19
We're delighted to announce that we have recruited 21 teams across 19 health and social care partnerships (HSCPs) to work with us on the Living and Dying Well with Frailty Collaborative.
New programme aims to improve Early Interventions in Psychosis (EIP) services in Scotland
06 Sep 19
We're delighted to announce that we have recruited the first two NHS boards to work with us to improve EIP services in Scotland. Congratulations to NHS Forth Valley and NHS Highland!