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International Symposium organised by CNWL staff on Early Intervention in Psychosis

Dr David Raune, Clinical Psychologist organised and delivered an international…

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Happy Documentation at Kensington and Chelsea CAMHS: Improving patient and clinician experiences of assessment

Over the last 12 months, the team at Kensington and Chelsea CAMHS (Child and…

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SECURE STAIRS: Fostering a trauma-informed culture in a young offenders’ institute

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Improving medication administration at HMP High Down by reducing the number of missing medications on House Block 6

Following feedback from service users, Verity Miles, Head of Healthcare, and her…

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Reducing Category 3 pressure ulcers developed in the Milton Keynes District Nursing service

This improvement story focusses on the reduction of Category 3 pressure ulcers…

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CNWL Pharmacy team share their improvement work at the IHI/BMJ International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare

Congratulations to the CNWL Pharmacy Team who have been accepted to share their…

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IA Newsletter - January 2023

Posted on 20 January 2023

In this quarterly edition of CNWL Improvement Academy news, we reflect on the past five years of Quality Improvement at CNWL and celebrate…

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Today CNWL’s Improvement Academy held its annual Safety Conversation Day

Posted on 10 November 2022

This virtual event, hosted by Dr Cornelius Kelly, CNWL’s Chief Medical Officer, and Maria O’Brien, Chief Nurse, brings together staff to…

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CNWL launches new Improvement Academy Prospectus for staff and external partners

Posted on 19 October 2022

New prospectus for staff and external partners on the improvement educational programme

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Quality Improvement in CAMHS

Posted on 29 September 2022

CNWL Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in London and Milton Keynes met for a half day on 28 September to share QI learning…

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