Overview of the QI Collaborative
It was such a great experience and fantastic to have the days in London to think and reflect on QI and processes and learn from others.
The National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health at the Royal College of Psychiatrists launched an 18-month subscription Quality Improvement (QI) Collaborative focusing on Demand, Capacity and Flow in Mental Health Services across the UK. The DCF Collaborative was delivered over the course of 18 months from January 2023 to July 2024.
The broad aims of the Collaborative were:
to support community and inpatient teams within mental health services to understand demand, develop and test change ideas to improve flow, reduce waiting lists and manage demand in creative ways.
to provide opportunities for peer-to-peer sharing and learning through regular in-person events.
The participating teams in the Demand, Capacity & Flow QI Collaborative attended quarterly events called ‘learning sets’ to share their learning, successes and challenges.
I have not done anything like this before so it was good to see the changes to data can be made from making changes to the way we work and doing tasks in a way that can support our services uses.
