Walk and Talk Improvement

Walk and Talk Improvement
Podcast Description
This All Ireland podcast aims to improve patient care by capturing the personal stories of people who work in and use health services regarding patient safety and quality improvement. The series is co-produced by patient partners and members of the Health and Social Care Quality Improvement (HSCQI) Northern Ireland and HSE National Quality and Patient Safety (NQPS) teams.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as patient safety, healthcare quality improvement, and personal stories from both health service users and professionals. Specific episodes highlight topics like nursing quality-care metrics with Dr Anne Gallen, the diagnostic process with Dr John Brennan, and patient partnership advocacy with Margaret Murphy, showcasing the multifaceted challenges and advancements in healthcare.

This All Ireland podcast aims to improve patient care by capturing the personal stories of people who work in and use health services regarding patient safety and quality improvement. The series is co-produced by patient partners and members of the Health and Social Care Quality Improvement (HSCQI) Northern Ireland and HSE National Quality and Patient Safety (NQPS) teams.
Listen to this episode with special guest Dr. Andy Phillips. Andy is a healthcare leader with coming up to forty years of international experience in health and social care settings around the world. He is currently the Regional Executive Officer, Health Service Executive South West, Ireland.
Join us as we explore key leadership considerations for developing a culture of quality including:
- how the social determinants of health are central to delivering health and wellbeing
- core factors for successful co-design of health and social care services
- the importance of permission and accountability in putting in place strong governance
- using insights from a quality dataset to support continual improvement.
If you’re interested in how leaders put in place systems of care that embed quality and patient safety, this podcast is for you.
Hosted by: Juanita Guidera, National Quality and Patient Safety, Health Service Executive
Produced by: Juanita Guidera, National Quality and Patient Safety, HSE and GKMedia.ie

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