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UNI quality improvement programme helps staff spread the word

Date 26.08.09

Unique Improvements have been appointed by the Commissioning Oldham Group to provide a quality improvement-training programme across all Oldham primary healthcare practices.
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UNI’s virtual facilitator helps tackle council workplace health

Date 12.08.09

Unique Improvements has been commissioned by the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) to develop an online toolkit for use by Local Authorities and their partners in the battle against health inequalities.
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Social Marketing – Reducing Harmful Effects of Alcohol Misuse

Date 17.07.09

Our brief was to support the delivery of a social marketing programme on behalf of a partnership consisting of stakeholders which included NHS Tayside, Angus Council and Tayside Police. This programme was to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol consumption Read full story

Skin Health Programme. Programme aims to create a national excellence for skin health care.

Date 30.06.09

How our innovative approach is helping improve care for skin breakdown sufferers.

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Six prisons, one Unique approach

Date 29.06.09

Unique Improvements has been commissioned by Staffordshire PCTs to conduct a health needs assessment across six prisons in the Staffordshire area. The approach will be to assess epidemiological data and make comparative and corporate assessments.
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UNI go global at International Cancer Conference

Date 24.04.09

Uni’s Adrian Smith will be giving a UK perspective on co-production solutions to promoting earlier presentation of cancer symptoms at the Global Leadership Forum for Cancer Control. The perspectives have been shaped by our award-winning work in North East Lincolnshire. Read full story

Innovative Worklessness programme; New thinking brings new hope

Date 05.04.09

Our Worklessness Collaborative supports communities and offers children a brighter future

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Unique programme takes national prize

Date 28.10.08

Unique Improvement’s Early Presentation of Cancer Symptoms Programme has won another national award, this time from the NHS Alliance. Director Linda Henry was at the conference to collect the award from Professor Chris Drinkwater who congratulated her on their work. Linda said, “This is wonderful and I am really proud to be part of the success of the work”.

For further information contact: linda.henry@uni.gb.com

UNI make HSJ awards shortlist

Date 01.09.08

The Health Service Journal Award Shortlist has been announced and Unique Improvement’s Early Presentation of Cancer Programme has been shortlisted in the category of Best Social Marketing Project. Read full story

Reducing Falls in the UK’s Healthy Communities Collaborative: Discovering Change Agents Around the Tea Kettle

Date 12.05.08

One of the rewarding things about the science of quality improvement is how egalitarian it is. Anyone can play a role in making meaningful changes in systems around them, given the right tools and motivation. For example, have a cup of tea with a few octogenarians in rural Gateshead, UK, and they will proudly and proficiently describe the improvement work in their own community-led collaborative. Read full story