Quality Improvement

Last updated: October 2025

Evidence-based resources

• BMJ Best Practice.
  • What is BMJ Best Practice and how can it be used in quality improvement?
• UpToDate.
• NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries.
• NICE Guidance.
  • Implementing NICE guidance.
• BMJ Open Quality journal.

QI at East Cheshire

• East Cheshire NHS Trust Quality and Safety Stategy.
• Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention programme.
• Service Transformation Team.

The library has a range of books and e-books available on quality improvement – search the catalogue at the link below.

Keep updated

The library produces a number of updates and bulletins, including a Quality Improvement update. Click the link below to visit our Current Awareness page, where you can read the latest edition and subscribe to receive updates direct to your inbox.

QI in the NHS

• NHS England: NHS IMPACT (Improving Patient Care Together).
• The King’s Fund: Quality improvement publications.
• The Academy of Fabulous Stuff.
• AQUA: Quality, service improvement and redesign (QSIR).
• NHS England: Leading Large Scale Change (Updated April 2018).
• NHS Networks: Set up and join information sharing networks.
• NHS Futures: Set up and join communities of practice.
• CHAIN Network (Contact, Help, Advice and Information Network).

Further resources

• NHS Workforce, Training and Education: What is quality improvement?
• Q Health Communities.
• The Health Foundation.
• Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership.
• King’s Improvement Science.