The QI Guy in Conversation with...

The QI Guy in Conversation with...

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  • QI Rewind: The QI Guy in Conversation with…15s30m
    We revisit a season 1 bonus episode with Dan and Rachel from 15s30m. In this episode, I am in conversation with Dan and Rachel from 15s30m. 15 seconds 30 minutes (or 15s30m for short) aims to help anyone identify how they could spend a few extra seconds on a task now which will save someone else 30 minutes or more later on. In doing so you will reduce frustration and increase joy. We talk all 15s30m, how it began, how it helps staff reduce frustration and increase joy. Is 15s30m an ideal gateway to QI, we find out.
    To learn more visit: http://15s30m.co.uk/
    Dan and Rachel also have fantastic TED x talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/rachel_pilling_dan_wadsworth_creating_joy_in_work_is_the_only_way_to_save_the_nhs
    Socials: @15s30m, @danwod and @miss_pilling
    Follow us: @TheQI_Guy, @JonathanO_QI
    37 min
  • The QI Guy in Conversation with...Daniel Winter-Bates.

    Worlds collide on this episode of the podcast as The QI Guy gets to merge his two passions - QI and Heavy Metal!


    I am in conversation with Daniel Winter- Bates currently head of organisational development at NHS Hampshire, Southampton, and Isle of Wight ICB/ICS. Daniel is the previous freedom-to-speak-up lead and ex-Service improvement manager within The NHS. Knowledgeable in QI, facilitation, and culture change delivery.




    Bury Tomorrow are a British metalcore band formed in 2006 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.


    The new album, The Seventh Sun, is out on 31st March – if you are listening to this on publication day that’s tomorrow.

    You can follow Daniel on social media - LinkedIn, Twitter, and IG


    And be sure to follow The QI Guy and subscribe to the podcast, wherever you get yours.

    41 min
  • The QI Guy in Conversation with…with Laura Neil
    On this episode of the podcast I’m in conversation with Laura Neil. Laura is Lead for Allied Health Professions and Interim Head of Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement in NHS 24.
    Laura is an occupational therapist. Although always interested in service development she first became involved more formally in quality improvement whilst working at UCLPartners, an Academic Health Science Network in London, initially as Frailty Fellow and then as programme manager, completing the Sheffield Microsystem Coaching Academy programme during this time. She then worked at North East London NHS Foundation trust as Director of Quality Improvement and Director of AHPs and Psychological Therapies. This role included establishing a new Quality Improvement Programme in the Trust; over the five years she was in post this grew to having delivered QI awareness sessions to over 5000 staff, training over 300 QI facilitators and 30 QI mentors. Whilst in this role she also completed the IHI Improvement Advisor programme, was Clinical Lead in the Incident Management Team from March 2020-Jan 2021 and AHP Director in the second iteration of the London Nightingale from Dec 2020-March 2021.
    Laura moved back to Scotland in August 2021. Follow Laura on Twitter: @lauraneilAHP. To find out more about NHS 24 visit: nhs24.Scot or Twitter: @NHS24.
    29 min
  • The QI Guy in Conversation with...Belinda Dewar
    In this episode, I am in conversation with Belinda Dewar. Belinda is currently Visiting Professor at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Director of Wee Culture which aims to support people to explore and enhance culture through appreciative inquiry and Co-Director of My Home Life International which is a social movement which uses Appreciative Inquiry, Relationship Centred Practice and Caring Conversations to enhance the lives of those who live work and visit care settings. She was recently awarded an OBE for her contribution to nursing.
    She uses and develops approaches that build on what currently works and understand why; uncover practices and experiences that are known but rarely said; involve everyone; can be used in everyday work; are provocative and make real differences to people.  A strand that threads through all of her work is the belief that in every system something works well and there is transformative potential in noticing these happenings, amplifying these and support people to enable them to happen more of the time.
    Learn more here: Resources for Practice – My home life Scotland (uws.ac.uk)
    Follow Belinda on LinkedIn: Belinda Dewar
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    39 min
  • The QI Guy in Conversation with…Claire Cox & Helen Hughes

    In this episode, I am in conversation with Claire Cox and Helen Hughes. 

    Claire is an experienced nurse of over 25 years. She has worked in numerous specialties in the NHS and in different places around the world, from being a repatriation nurse to volunteering in refugee camps and striking up collaborations with nurses in America. More recently, Claire has worked as a Critical Care Outreach Sister since 2011, where her desire for patient safety was ignited.

    After winning the Kent Surrey and Sussex Patient Safety Prize in 2016 for her work in cardiac arrest and medical emergency teams, Claire went on to complete the Darzi fellowship in April 2019. It was around this time that Claire began working with Patient Safety Learning.

    In September 2020, Claire began an exciting new role as Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Manager for Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, then onto Kings College NHS Foundation NHS Trust as a Patient Safety Lead.

    Helen is Chief Executive of Patient Safety Learning, a charity and independent voice for patient safety. Her passion for improved patient safety is informed by personal family insight into the impact of unsafe care and the ineffectiveness of organisational responses to learn from error.

    Helen is an experienced leader in organisational effectiveness and transformational change. She has held leadership roles in healthcare in the UK and the WHO, the National Patient Safety Agency, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Parliamentary Health Services Ombudsman and the Charity Commission.

    Follow Claire and Helen on Twitter: @safetynurse999 and @helenh49

    Learn more about the patient safety learning hub: www.pslhub.org and patient safety learning: www.patientsafetylearning.org

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    41 min
  • The QI Guy in Conversation with…Tammy Watchorn

    I am in conversation with Dr Tammy Watchorn. Following a career in scientific research, Tammy moved to working in the public sector and volunteering for the third sector on change, innovation, and transformation. Along the way Tammy has researched, tested, developed and implemented different processes, tools and methods for individual and team learning, leadership, creativity, innovation, collaboration, agile and user centred design. Tammy and I discuss some of these approaches including Lego Serious Play and neuroscience for change.

    Find out more by visiting: https://tammywatchorn.com/

    Follow Tammy on Twitter: @TamWatchorn

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    36 min
  • The QI Guy in Conversation with…Lou Waters

    This episode sees me in conversation with Lou Waters. Lou is an experienced improver using the power of social media to connect and build networks across the globe. Lou and I discuss #QITwitter and the successful #QIHour tweet chat series.

    You can follow Lou on Twitter: @LouWaters_QI


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    31 min
  • The QI Guy in Conversation with...Alex Barker
    This week I'm in conversation with.. Alex Barker. Alex leads the Be More Pirate community. Alex joined Sam Conniff in 2019 to give life to Be More Pirate as something beyond a book. Before piracy, she was Communications Manager at the RSA (Royal Society of Arts), and has spent a decade or so in the non-profit sector building networks and supporting social entrepreneurs. Alex leads the network and would like nothing more than to see a less conventional approach to social change take root.
    Follow Alex on Twitter: @alexandrabarke1 and visit her website.
    Be More Pirate Website: https://www.bemorepirate.com/
    Buy the books: Be More Pirate and How To Be More Pirate and
    Listen to the podcast.
    Be sure to follow The QI Guy on Twitter: @TheQI_Guy
    43 min
  • The QI Guy in Conversation with...Becky Thomas
    On this episode I’m in conversation with Becky Thomas. Becky is a Senior Nurse for QI and host of the Leadership Log podcast. A Florence Nightingale Scholar exploring all things leadership. You can follow Becky on Twitter @Becky_QICTM
    Download the Leadership Log Podcast and follow @leadership_log
    Becky mentioned 'The Zone of Genius' click to taken to the book
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    40 min
  • The QI Guy in Conversation with…Sonia Sparkles
    In this episode, I'm in conversation with the fantastic Sonia Sparkles. Sonia is a senior manager in Healthcare and an advanced practitioner in quality improvement. Sonia leads the way in illustrating Sketchnotes. Sketchnotes, as you will find out, are all about simplifying and communicating complex subjects using a mix of simple drawings and notes. Sonia and I talk about getting started in sketchnotes, what it takes to have a go and chat about some of her favourite sketchnotes.
    You can follow Sonia on Twitter @sonia_sparkles or visit the website https://soniasparkles.com/
    Follow @TheQI_Guy on Twitter for updates on future episodes.
    30 min

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A podcast from The QI Guy aka Jonathan O’Reilly. Each season Jonathan will be speaking to a leader, implementer or educator in the field of quality improvement in the UK’s public services and beyond.