Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust - Implementation of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) system

Intention: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust (SWBH) is announcing a pre-procurement notice with regards to plans surrounding the implementation of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) system across the Trust. Whilst this is not currently a formal procurement notice, the Trust is mindful that over the next coming months external third-party suppliers will be sought out to advise and potentially assist in understanding options/the 'art of the possible' in preparation for a future tender. Currently, the Trust is exploring options within the market with the plan to engage in prior discourse with suppliers ahead of the formal process. We are not currently working with any external suppliers in this area. Background: Our Trust vision is to "be the most integrated health care provider in the NHS" by putting the patient/citizen at the heart of change and removing intra and inter organisational boundaries to deliver seamless care. SWBH is a Trust rated "Requires Improvement" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) but aspire to be at least good or outstanding in everything we do. This "patient" strategic objective sits along two others: people - to cultivate and sustain, happy productive and engaged staff; population - to work seamlessly with partners to improve lives. Our 2022-27 strategy can be found here: https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/. SWBH recognises the importance of a CQI culture and approach in achieving its aspirations, and wishes to develop its CQI approach accordingly. We understand the importance of the Board commitment, the leadership style and the importance of developing a vision and implementation plan to deliver CQI in a sustainable way. The Trust has an Improvement Team, who historically have been used largely on major change programmes with pockets of support using CQI approaches. Alongside the pockets of Improvement work, internally, we are working on aligning around a prioritised strategic portfolio. This engagement exercise is designed to support delivery of the vision and design of the implementation plan.