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Delivering national improvement programmes, led by the renal community, to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease by calling on professionals and the public to ‘Think Kidneys’
Mission statement
Improving lives by supporting professionals in the delivery of kidney care and research, through the development, delivery and spread of national quality improvement programmes
Our shared purpose is to improve lives by supporting professionals in the delivery of kidney care and research, through the development, delivery and spread of national quality improvement programmes
Leadership by all – supporting the development of leadership skills and cultural change required for quality improvement to influence change and have an impact on patient care
Spread and adoption – communicating and sharing our work, and the QI work of others, with the renal community and beyond to encourage take-up and widespread improvement and great practice
Motivate and mobilise – working with and for the whole renal community, always involving patients and carers, and working collaboratively, aiming to understand each stakeholder’s perspective
Improvement tools – providing and signposting to evidence based QI resources and knowledge, and sharing successful use and implementation
System drivers – recognising the importance of, and understanding, the big picture as well as the local perspective on change and the need for continuing quality improvement. Understanding the complexity and challenges of incentives and sanctions across the whole health system – from national initiatives to local priorities
Project and performance management – using robust methods that are open and transparent ensuring credibility in all that we deliver and share – including what works, what doesn’t work, barriers and challenges as well as ensuring improvements made are sustainable
Measurement –using agreed and transparent processes to measure the impact QI has, the benefits achieved for people with kidney disease and those who care for them