Quality Improvement Network West Midlands and Students view of Quality Regional Chair: Hermione Montgomery Quality

1. Quality Improvement Network West Midlands and Students� view of Quality Regional Chair: Hermione Montgomery Quality Event5th August 2010

2. QIN STEERING GROUP MEMBERS Cate Astbury Continence Nurse Specialist South Staffs PCT Louise Denner Professional Development University Hospital Paula Gardner Head of Nursing Medical Division Manor Hospital Walsall Mary Hutchinson Advanced Nurse Practitioner Urgent Care Centre Lesley Killingworth Senior Lecturer Birmingham City University Bernie Keenan Senior Lecturer Birmingham City University Siew Hoay Leach Privacy & Dignity Lead Mid Staffs Dawn Llewellyn South Staffs PCT Morag Maclean Quality Improvement Nurse Heart of Birmingham PCT Lisa Magill Professional Development University Hospital Alison Massey Professional Nurse Advisor Solihull Care Trust Jean McLeod Project Leader Mosley Health Care Group Hermione Montgomery Lead Nurse for Quality Birmingham Children�s Maureen Spinetto RCN Officer West Midlands Rani Virk Lead Nurse for Quality & Patient Experience, Worcestershire

3. Quality Improvement Network Why QIN exists Beliefs and Values Ambition Activities for 2010/11 How Can You Be Involved?

4. Quality Improvement Network Part of the Quality, Standards and Innovation Unit of the RCN Institute. Exists to contribute to the quality of patient care. It does this through: Sharing of knowledge, skills, information on quality improvement, leadership, clinical governance and patient safety for RCN members Promoting Person Centred Care As an RCN member you can join this network for increased support on quality improvement issues. Membership is free. You can share experiences with other network members from your own region and attend events held throughout the year. In 2005 and 2006 the QIN will be holding a series of road shows on the subject of patient safety. This will involve speakers and experts from the RCN and other agencies such as the National Patient Safety Agency.As an RCN member you can join this network for increased support on quality improvement issues. Membership is free. You can share experiences with other network members from your own region and attend events held throughout the year. In 2005 and 2006 the QIN will be holding a series of road shows on the subject of patient safety. This will involve speakers and experts from the RCN and other agencies such as the National Patient Safety Agency.

5. A team approach