Identify

Celebrate

Showcase

Share

What is QiC? •New initiative specifically for individual therapy areas

•Recognising good practice

•Rewarding initiatives that improve patient outcomes

•Across four nations

•In line with the quality & productivity challenge

•Collaboration

•Putting patients first

What makes QiC different? •Unique focus on therapy areas

– Diabetes – COPD– Oncology – Dementia– Cardiovascular – Rheumatology

– Mental Health

•Inclusive

– NHS– Industry – Third sector

•Forum for learning and sharing

Reputation built on:

– Integrity

– Quality

– Excellence

– Commitment

– In line with current healthcare environment

– Showing good practice

– Encouraging change

Support from leading bodies

Industry

Patient groupsNHS

Diabetes UK on board

Aims and objectives

How does it work?

Entry

Judging

Awards Presentation

Showcase

Share

Entry

•14 categories

•Simple, easy to enter

•Broad criteria

•Direct/indirect

•Spread the word

•Open: 1st October

Judging

•Governance

•Expert panels

•2 rounds

•Shortlist

Awards

•Reward

•Celebrate

•London

•May 2011

Showcase

•Platform

•Good practice

•Learn from

•Case studies

•June 2011

Share

•Database

•Disseminate

•Implement

QiC Diabetes categories •Best programme for specialist groups (6 winners)

– Frail & elderly– Children & young people– Pregnancy & maternity– Foot care– In patients– Health inequalities

•NHS team of the year working in diabetes

•Community initiative of the year

•Industry led initiative of the year

•Partnership working of the year

•Innovation award

•Best type 2 diabetes prevention initiative

•Best screening/early detection initiative

•Best initiative supporting self- care

•Best integrated care initiative

•Best emergency/In-patient care initiative

•Best initiative managing complications associated with diabetes

•Best safe care of patients initiative

•Clinical service redesign

What are the judges looking for?

•Meeting QIPP criteria

•Evidence of the problem

•Strategy to solve it

•Participation & consultation

•Cost benefit analysis

•Demonstrable change

•Quality improvement

•Value

•Sustainability & transferability

•Equality & inclusivity

Evidence of

•Ambition

•Joined up thinking

•Innovation

•Team working

•Patient engagement

In it to Win it

Timeline Website – September

Entry drive – October-December

Entry deadline – January 2011

Judging – March

Awards presentation – May

Showcase – June

(Repeat every 2 years)

www.qualityincare.org