Leaving hospital is a key step in recovery, especially for those leaving mental health inpatient hospital care. It can bring optimism alongside understandable concerns about what happens next. The Safe Discharge Standards for Wales (2025) set clear expectations so that people experience a safe, timely and person-centred transition home. They
Continue readingMy name is Tom, and I work within the Academy; the training team within NHS Wales Performance and Improvement’s (P&I) Quality, Safety and Improvement directorate. The Academy has traditionally focused on improvement training. We have a strong track record of supporting teams across the system, through structured learning, to use
Continue readingBy Rachel Taylor, Assistant Director, Six Goals for Urgent & Emergency Care National Programme “World leading work” Not my words, although I can’t help but agree. But the words of Professor Brian Dolan. He said this as we finished our presentation at the End PJ Paralysis Summit last month. #EndPJparalysis
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By David O’Brien, Senior Improvement Manager I recently spent a week at Summer School. Not one where we eat marshmallows by an open camp side fire, but one that I was able to enjoy with fellow leaders across public services to explore our shared purpose to achieve a better quality
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By Dominique Bird, Acting National Director for Quality Safety and Improvement, NHS Wales Performance and Improvement and Chair of the Faculty Members for the All-Wales Cancer Cellular Pathology Collaborative. We’re two months into the All-Wales Cancer Cellular Pathology Collaborative officially starting and work has progressed since we had the first
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By Ceri Higgins, founding member of Lleisiau Dementia To mark Dementia Action Week (19-25 May), we’re sharing a series of blogs written by members of our dementia team and NHS colleagues who lead work to improve dementia care in regions across Wales. View our dementia pages to see how we’re
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