Be the Change

‘Be the Change’ launched in February 2014 as a concept conceived by junior doctors (F1s), based on social movement theory and inspired by the national NHS Change Day. It has since become an integral part of the ASPH QI programme. We aim to empower all staff to identify quality improvement opportunities in their own areas … More Welcome to Be the Change

Paul Batalden and Frank Davidoff of the Dartmouth Institute describe quality improvement as: “The combined efforts of everyone – health care professionals, patients and their families, researchers, commissioners, educators – to make changes that will lead to better patient outcomes, better system performance, and better professional development.”

The Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH) ‘Quality of Care’ strategic objective (2018-23) states that we aim to be “creating a learning organisation and a culture of continuous improvement, to reduce repeated harms and improve patient experience”. One of the ways we will contribute to achieving this objective for the organisation will be … More Our Mission