TY - JOUR T1 - Update from RCP Quality Improvement: supporting and learning with the next generation of ‘improvers’ JF - Future Healthcare Journal JO - Future Healthc J SP - 149 LP - 150 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.5-3-149 VL - 5 IS - 3 AU - John Dean Y1 - 2018/10/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/5/3/149.abstract N2 - This part of the Future Healthcare Journal is where you will find regular updates on the work of the RCP Quality Improvement Programme.We very much welcome your feedback. If you have any comments, or would like to be involved in the work of the Programme, please contact RCPQI@rcplondon.ac.uk.Times are changing. There was a time when service development or changes in the processes of care were the remit of the clinical director, lead consultant or senior nurse. Then came the recognition that certain approaches to delivering change may lead to more successful implementation in healthcare as well as in other ‘industries’. This is what became known as quality improvement or QI.1 Initially there were a growing band of enthusiasts for QI in many developed countries, and gradually more healthcare professionals and managers have recognised the benefit of taking these approaches. Around 10 years ago the concept that early career healthcare professionals could be the agents for significant change and improvement was developing, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement developed IHI Open School, an online community of healthcare professionals in training, who … ER -