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 here.
Regional Leads
The network is led by the below group of 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 qualityimprovement@rcoa.ac.uk
Spotlight on a Regional Lead
We are starting a new series to spotlight the work of our regional leads. Read about them and their region here.
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 currently only one lead you can find out about the role here. To apply, please send a copy of your CV and a cover letter outlining your experience and interest in QI to qualityimprovement@rcoa.ac.uk Applications will be reviewed by the College's Quality Improvement Working Group.
| Region | Regional Lead |
| East Midlands |
Dr Prashant Kakodkar |
| East of England |
vacancy |
| KSS - 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 |
|
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 |
| North West- Mersey |
Dr Charlotte Berwick until October 2024 vacancy from October 2024-end of May 2025 |
| North West | Dr Leanne Darwin |
| Northern Ireland | Dr Laure Martin |
| Peninsula (South West) |
Dr Adam Revill |
| 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 |
Departmental QI Leads
Each department should have a designated lead (or leads, 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.
Further information about the indicative QI department lead job description can be found here.