Collective Learning
A range of Collective Learning Research and Tools.
Collective
Learning, Change and Improvement in Secondary Care Teams
(poster, 2009) [PDF]
This poster, by Suzanne Bunniss and Diane Kelly, gives an
overview of this project. This involved observational work which
was conducted with two NHS ward teams (chronic and acute) at one
hospital site in Scotland during 2008. The aim of the work was to
explore how collective learning, change and improvement happen in
secondary care teams. Participants include a wide range of
clinical, nursing, ancillary and clerical staff.
"The Learning Practice": Piloting a
Facilitated Learning and Quality Improvement Programme with GP
Teams in Scotland (poster, 2009) [PDF]
Last year NHS Education for Scotland piloted a facilitated learning
quality improvement programme with eight multi-disciplinary general
practice teams in the West of Scotland. This programme is
distinguished by a specific approach to quality improvement, the
overall aim of which is to facilitate health-care teams as they
collectively identify the key challenges they face and
generate their own solutions for change in their local context.
This contrasts with top-down, 'one size fits all'
approaches to quality improvement. To date more than 150
healthcare staff have participated in the Learning Practice
including administrators, nurses, doctors and allied professionals
(e.g. health visitors).
Collective Learning and
Professional Development (poster, 2008) [PDF]
This poster, by Diane Kelly, looks at various NES-supported
projects in this area, looking at how team working and
collective quality improvement can impact positively on
patient care.
