Category Archives: Quality and Safety

International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare 2017 – Day 1

Posted by Hardy GroupPosted on May 2, 2017 Boards, Conferences, HGI Insight, Innovation, Leadership, National Health Reform, Quality and Safety, Uncategorized

One of the events in my calendar that I have missed only once in the past 5 years – IHI Forum. London once again was the setting for over 3,000 healthcare leaders and practitioners from around…

Meet the CEO – Vickie Kaminski

Posted by Hardy GroupPosted on January 31, 2017 Leadership, Management, Organisational Culture, Quality and Safety, Recruitment, Workforce

Vickie Kaminski is a change agent. Actually a pretty impressive one – politically and organisationally sharp, visionary, strategic, influential and has a way with people that gets them engaged. A communicator and listener but always seemingly…

Improvement Work Is About Ownership

Posted by Hardy GroupPosted on November 29, 2016 Leadership, Management, Quality and Safety, Uncategorized

In September this year, Kevin Hardy had the pleasure of spending some time with Dr Peter Lachman to talk about some of the ideas he is personally sharing since becoming CE of ISQua.

Our global networks: A Scottish perspective of change priorities

Posted by Hardy GroupPosted on June 20, 2013 Global issues, HGI Insight, Leadership, National Health Reform, Policy, Quality and Safety, Strategy, WorkforceUK Health reform

by Gerry Marr, CEO Tyneside NHS Trust The recession in Europe has been very deep but we believe that over time the economic challenges will resolve. We now need to respond to the demographic challenge of…

Interview: Sandy Blake

Posted by Hardy GroupPosted on February 20, 2013 Clinical Governance, HGI Insight, Quality and Safety

Sandy Blake is the Clinical Lead for the National Reducing Harm From Falls workstream of the National Health Quality and Safety Commission in New Zealand, a role she manages on a part time basis whilst also…