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.

Quality Network Virtual Sessions

Join us online for discussions about quality improvement. Find out more and register.

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.

Spotlight on a Regional Lead

Every quarter we aim to spotlight the work of our regional leads.

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 to qualityimprovement@rcoa.ac.uk Find out more about the role. Applications are reviewed by the College's Quality Improvement Working Group.

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	VACANCY
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 Matt Hill
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

Quality Network Career Development Programme

We run the Quality Network career development programme. The programme 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.

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.