Welcome to No Harm Done Episode 14 hosted by Cathy Balding and Cathy Jones, from Melbourne, Australia. In this episode we muse over appropriateness and effectiveness. 0:00 QUALITY QUANDARY: The QQ is a big issue we unpack, argue about, talk about conflicting perspectives etc. This time we ponder: what is appropriateness, what is effectiveness, and…
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NHD Episode 13 – Risky Business
Welcome to No Harm Done Episode 13 hosted by Cathy Balding and Cathy Jones, from Melbourne, Australia. In this episode we wade into the clinical risk management swamp where danger lurks… What would you like us to talk about next? Send us a message below! 1:00 Quality Quandary The QQ is a big issue we unpack,…
NHD Episode 12 Change – what a spread!
Welcome to No Harm Done Episode 12 hosted by Cathy Balding and Cathy Jones, from Melbourne, Australia. In this episode we S-P-R-E-A-D change! What would you like us to talk about next? Send us a message below! 0:00 QQ: Our ‘QUALITY QUANDARY’ in this ep is ‘Change: Embed and Spread.’ No-one seems to have nailed this…
NHD Episode 11 Life by Powerpoint
Welcome to No Harm Done Episode 11 hosted by Cathy Balding and Cathy Jones, from Melbourne, Australia. In this ep we talk and talk and talk about public speaking and presentations, as well as facilitation tips & activities for workshops. What would you like us to talk about next? Send us a message below! …
NHD Episode 10 By the Book
Welcome to No Harm Done Episode 10 – we made it! – hosted by Cathy Balding and Cathy Jones, from Melbourne, Australia. In this episode, we muse over the slow progress of change and doing the same things and expecting a different result. And then – trying some different things for better results, and ideas for…
NHD Episode 8 Paddling the staff engagement canoe
Welcome to No Harm Done Episode 8 hosted by Cathy Balding and Cathy Jones, from Melbourne, Australia. In this ep we take a slightly quirky look at leadership and how recent research relates to leading human services care quality improvement; as well as performance warning bells, the simplicity and importance of introductions and a listener…
NHD Episode 7 At What Cost?
Welcome to No Harm Done Episode 7 hosted by Cathy Balding and Cathy Jones, from Melbourne, Australia. Most of this episode is dedicated to grappling with the big, hairy issue of cost and quality. Understanding a bit about this can help a lot with getting high quality care high on the executive agenda! We also…
NHD Episode 6 Riding the quality cycle
Welcome to No Harm Done Episode 6 hosted by Cathy Balding and Cathy Jones, from Melbourne, Australia. In this episode we cycle around the quality cycle: PDCA / PDSA – as our Quality Quandary. What does it really mean? We discuss doing something useful with data from patient surveys, and whether or not electronic medical records…
NHD Episode 5 Small Change
Welcome to No Harm Done Episode 5 hosted by Cathy Balding and Cathy Jones, from Melbourne, Australia. In this episode we dive into ‘change’ as our Quality Quandary. It’s got to involve more than policy and education to stick! Plus we discuss the barriers to successful quality improvement in Dr Dr and Wrangling Quality explores what makes…
NHD Episode 4: Data data everywhere…
Welcome to No Harm Done Episode 4 hosted by Cathy Balding and Cathy Jones, from Melbourne, Australia. In this episode we zoom in on data as our Quality Quandary. Adverse events. Complications. Audit. Public reporting. What does it all mean? Plus we discuss the advantage of getting rid of rules in Dr Dr and The Point considers…