Lynsey Blair, Headteacher of Sanderson’s Wynd Primary in East Lothian, joined the first cohort of the QI for Senior Leaders programme in 2025/26 and below shares her experience. If you had told me a year ago that I’d be confidently using tools like driver diagrams, run charts, and approaches such as Fishbone and Force Field […]
We know that being part of a collaborative piece of improvement work is often just the beginning of the journey and that embedding a quality improvement approach requires a relentless focus and for us to pay attention to all parts of the QI Journey. Perth and Kinross Council were part of the Collaborate online programme […]
A little bit about us NHS Lanarkshire Team: Why QI? NHS Lanarkshire breastfeeding rates are among the lowest in the UK. There has been some improvement over time, but there are still barriers. Living in a predominantly bottle-feeding culture makes breastfeeding more difficult. Often the support network around new parents lacks knowledge and confidence in […]
A little bit about us Hi, we are Cheryl and Margaret! We have been on a QI Journey and lots of you will be on a similar one. Our hope in sharing ours is not to say we have made it and it is perfect, rather that after 20 years we are still walking through […]
A little bit about me I originally worked in adult disability services in Fife where I learned about the role of an OT and decided it was the profession for me. I returned to full time education and qualified as an OT in 2002. I started my early years in practice in adult mental health […]
A little bit about me I am Lauren Nicolson, Project Manager for Families Together East Lothian (FTEL), an early intervention support service to help families get the right support at the right time. FTEL is voluntary and we typically work with families for around 12 weeks to ensure our work remains focused and meaningful. Everything […]
Over the last 7 years I have been on my own improvement journey not dissimilar to the graphic below. A little bit about me I work and live in Fife, and I am a mum to an awesome 10-year-old. My career has been diverse, I have worked in the voluntary sector in Glasgow, NHS Fife […]
