Quality Network
The Quality Network aims to share successes and lessons learned from quality improvement (QI) work, help fellows and members to develop their QI knowledge and increase their confidence to undertake improvement projects.
Many departments are working on similar QI aims, and there is a lot we can learn from each other. The quality network aims to give our members a peer to peer network to coordinate, share and spread ideas and resources. This includes the sharing of best practice, and signposting training and project opportunities.
Contact your regional lead and find out how to join the Quality Network below.
Join us online for discussions about quality improvement
We aim to hold two virtual sessions a year. Find out more and register your free place.
Spotlight on a Regional Lead
Every quarter we aim to spotlight the work of our regional leads.
Developing QI leaders of the future
We run the Quality Network career development programme which aims to develop QI leadership skills and offers the opportunity to engage in national level projects, building leaders for the future who will undertake local, regional and national QI leadership roles. Read more about the programme and how to apply.
Regional Leads
The network is led by the regional leads who facilitate local communication and take an overview of what is going on in their region; each region will have up to two regional leads. To contact your regional lead please email us qualityimprovement@rcoa.ac.uk.
| Region | Regional Lead |
| East Midlands | Dr Prashant Kakodkar Dr Vishal Thanawala |
| East of England | VACANCY |
| Kent, Surrey and Sussex |
Dr Mark Harper Dr Diana Neely |
|
London - Barts and the London School of Anaesthesia |
Dr Annie Hunningher |
|
London - Central London School of Anaesthesia |
Dr Edward Burdett Dr Samantha Warnakulasuriya |
|
London - Imperial School of Anaesthesia |
Dr Jenny Illingworth |
|
London - South East School of Anaesthesia |
Dr Joe Lipton |
|
London - St George’s School of Anaesthesia |
Dr Maria Chereshneva |
| North East | Dr David Laws Dr Tom Haigh |
| North West | Dr Leanne Darwin |
| North West - Mersey | Dr Tamryn Miller |
| Northern Ireland | Dr Laure Martin |
| Peninsula - South West | Dr Adam Revill Dr Gemma Crossingham |
| Scotland - North | Dr Michelle Lamont |
| Scotland - South East | Dr Kate Carey |
| Scotland - Tayside | Dr Susan Chapman |
| Scotland - West | Dr Fiona Christie |
| Severn | Dr Lesley Jordan |
| Thames Valley | Dr Khurram Ayub |
| Wales | Dr Gethin Pugh |
| Wessex | Dr Sarah McCormick |
| West Midlands - Birmingham | Dr Satinder Dalay |
| West Midlands - Stoke on Trent | VACANCY |
| West Midlands - Warwickshire | VACANCY |
| Yorkshire and Humber | Dr Ramya Somasekhar |
Opportunities to join the Quality Network
If you are interested in becoming a regional lead for any of our vacant regions or in a region where there is only one lead, please apply by sending your CV and a cover letter outlining your experience and interest in QI and how you meet the person specification to qualityimprovement@rcoa.ac.uk Applications are reviewed by the College's Quality Improvement Working Group.
Departmental QI Leads
Each department should have a designated lead(s) (departments can nominate more than one lead if desired) chosen through an internal process within the anaesthetic department. Their nominated title within a department may vary, for example, QI Lead or Audit Lead.
Please read the indicative QI department lead job description.