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Quality improvement

Resources, news and insights from RCVS Knowledge, for veterinary teams and other animal health professionals, focused on quality improvement.

About quality improvement

Quality improvement (QI) in veterinary practice is a structured but practical way of making care better. It helps teams understand what’s working well, what could be improved, and how to make meaningful changes. By using data, evidence and a learning mindset, QI fosters continuous development and collaboration to improve outcomes for animals, clients and the veterinary team.

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Featured work on quality improvement

  • Supporting you to embed QI

    We create tools and guidance to help you embed QI in your practice.

  • QI to You support packages

    QI to You support packages are designed with your needs in mind to help embed QI in your team.

  • Making the case for QI

    RCVS Knowledge’s partnership with Nottingham University to create a veterinary quality improvement model that provides proven return on investment.

Learn more about QI

Our QI Boxset is full of bite-sized learning to advance your understanding of QI and how it can improve your practice.

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Quality improvement resources

  • Course
    17 April 2025

    QI Boxset 8: Using QI and human factors to improve practice culture

    Series 8 of the QI Boxset provides information on how adopting a QI and human factors approach can foster positive workplace cultures.
    Quality improvementCommunication and teamwork
  • Course
    1 November 2021

    QI Boxset 2: Clinical audit

    Series 2 of the QI Boxset introduces the concept of clinical audit and why it’s beneficial.
    Quality improvementAudits and benchmarks
  • Course
    1 July 2023

    QI Boxset 6: Learning from everything – significant event audit and root cause analysis 

    Series 6 of the QI Boxset provides practical information on how to conduct a significant event audit or root cause analysis.
    Quality improvementAudits and benchmarksCommunication and teamwork
  • Tool / guidance
    22 October 2025

    Green theatre checklist

    Use this checklist to support sustainability in the operating theatre.
    Quality improvementOne HealthSurgery and anaesthesia
  • Tool / guidance
    21 March 2020

    Surgical safety checklist manual

    This comprehensive guide introduces surgical safety checklists alongside examples from practices.
    Quality improvementSurgery and anaesthesia
  • Tool / guidance
    20 August 2024

    Contributory factors checklist

    Use this checklist when doing a significant event audit to understand why an event happened.
    Quality improvementCommunication and teamworkAudits and benchmarks
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Latest QI news and insights

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Upcoming QI events

  • Wednesday 4 March, 10am-4.30pm1 Hardwick Street, London, EC1R 4RB

    QI in a day: London

    Training event
    This dynamic, in-person event is your chance to connect with other veterinary team members, gain practical skills, and leave ready to make changes in your practice.
    Quality improvementExoticsEquineFarm animalsSmall animals
  • Wednesday 15 July, 10am-4.30pmBristol, Venue TBC

    QI in a day: Bristol

    Training event
    This dynamic, in-person event is your chance to connect with other veterinary team members, gain practical skills, and leave ready to make changes in your practice.
    Quality improvementEquineExoticsFarm animalsSmall animals
  • Wednesday 14 October, 10am-4.30pmNewcastle, Venue TBC

    QI in a day: Newcastle

    Training event
    This dynamic, in-person event is your chance to connect with other veterinary team members, gain practical skills, and leave ready to make changes in your practice.
    Quality improvementEquineExoticsFarm animalsSmall animals
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