QualityTalks
QualityTalks are interviews and podcasts from Cathy Balding - focused on making quality make sense and practical leadership for creating great care - from a range of perspectives. Listen, learn and enjoy!
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Episodes

Oct 7, 2022
Oct 7, 2022
5 min
We're up to the final third of my 'Ten Characteristics of Effective Quality Systems'. In this episode we take a look at the role of compliance in an effective quality system - and an ineffective one!

Sep 8, 2022
Sep 8, 2022
5 min
So many CG Frameworks. Which is the right one? If we put a different lens over this the answer becomes clearer. Choose the framework that answers these key questions!

Sep 8, 2022
Sep 8, 2022
5 min
There's so much clinical governance activity. But - much of it is weak and ineffective, despite good intent and hard work. Falling down the weak CG rabbit hole - and not even realising - is a classic trap. Here's how to tell if you're teetering on the edge of a big black CG abyss.

Aug 29, 2022
Aug 29, 2022
7 min
Why building a staff/consumer satisfaction bridge may just be our next big leap towards creating consistently high-quality care.

Aug 8, 2022
Aug 8, 2022
6 min
What I know for almost sure is...that managers are the most important quality tools - but how often do we think of them that way?

Jun 7, 2022
Jun 7, 2022
6 min
Which CG system has the biggest impact on care? and which quality 'movie' are you helping your organisation to make?

May 27, 2022
May 27, 2022
5 min
This year is my time to work through 'What I know for (almost) sure about quality and clinical governance, using my Ten characteristics of Effective Quality Systems' as a guide. in May we're up to 'An effective quality system 'Supports the People'. The first characteristic here is: 'Focuses the organisation on achieving high quality point of care and service interactions between consumers and staff as a strategic and operational priority.'
Does your quality meeting do this?

Apr 24, 2022
Apr 24, 2022
7 min
My newsletter on all things quality - QualityNews - has been telling the story of human services quality and clinical governance for over 10 years. In 2022 QNews focuses on 'what I know for (almost) sure - reflections from three decades of working in quality and clinical governance - following my 'Ten Characteristics of Effective Quality Systems.' And - QNews is also going audio! So if you prefer to listen than read - here it is...
And if you'd rather have QNews delivered to your inbox - subscribe here. You'll also get my 'Ten Characteristics Assessment Tool' to score the effectiveness of your quality system.
Enjoy! - and let me know what you think!

Apr 19, 2020
Apr 19, 2020
16 min
Over the COVID-19 crisis, I'm publishing a weekly bulletin - XQQQS Me! - to explore what we can learn from this fast-tracked world of high performance we find ourselves in - and how we can apply it to creating great care over the longer term. Two editions were especially popular -leadership and motivation - so I've dropped them into a podcast. The motivation edition identifies six characteristics of staying motivated in tough times I've observed during the COVID-19 response - and explores how we can apply them to lead great care every day.
#covid19 #healthcare #leadership #humanservices #agedcare #leadershipdevelopment #qualitymanagement #clinicalgovernance

Apr 19, 2020
Apr 19, 2020
12 min
Over the COVID-19 crisis, I'm publishing a weekly bulletin - XQQQS Me! - to explore what we can learn from this fast-tracked world of high performance we find ourselves in - and how we can apply it to creating great care over the longer term.
Two editions were especially popular: leadership and motivation. This leadership edition identifies six characteristics of leadership in tough times I've observed during the COVID-19 response - and explores how we can apply them to lead great care every day.
