23/09/2026
Quality Improvement (QI) Week 2026 has been a great reminder that meaningful improvement often starts with simple ideas, small changes, and everyday conversations.
Over the past week, colleagues got involved by making QI Pledges, celebrating QI Superstars, and taking the opportunity to learn something new through our QI Week sessions. From the interactive Escape Room Challenge, where participants revisited QI tools and techniques, to Once Upon a Time, which explored how to turn improvement work into compelling stories that inspire others, there was something for everyone.
Some of the highlights for me were reading the inspiring QI Pledges and QI Superstar nominations. One pledge simply stated, "I pledge to support service users to attend QI project activities." Equally powerful was a QI Superstar nomination that described a colleague as "someone who has the ability to turn ideas into meaningful actions that lead to real improvements, and consistently demonstrates initiative, passion, and a positive attitude when identifying areas for improvement and implementing changes."
One of my favourite quotes shared during the week was from Martin Luther King Jr.: "You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." That first step might be sharing an idea, making a pledge, starting a conversation, or recognising a colleague for the difference they make.
The best thing about QI Week isn't just what happened over the last few days, it's what happens next. If we keep the conversations going and continue taking those small steps, together we can make a big difference.
Shalina Shah, QI Practitioner
Read more about the positive impact QI is making across Elysium here: https://hubs.la/Q04y6cK20
