Gold Level: Improvement Coach
The Gold Improvement Coach programme is designed to develop a network of staff across the Trust with a combination of QI and coaching skills who can help to embed and support local Quality Improvement Activities.
The Gold Improvement Coach Programme
Quality Improvement is about making a real difference, directly or indirectly to patient care. It’s not about finding new clinical approaches (research) but about improving our own systems and processes to make them more patient focused, efficient, timely or relevant to the latest clinical guidelines.
The role of the Gold QI coach will help to support Improvers at a local level to help ensure the success of their Improvement work. The role will also work within the Specialty to ensure that the improvement efforts are focused on the areas that are most needed so that limited resource is appropriately directed.
The Gold programme will also enable you to learn new skills or fine tune and use existing ones. It also provides an opportunity to become part of the wider Gloucestershire Safety & Quality Improvement Academy and be a member of the Gold Improvement Coach Network.
The programme consists of an introductory session plus 8 modules and a debrief session. There will also be Gold Coaching Practice Reflective Review Sessions (formerly Continuing Development Sessions) to support you as a Gold Coach and you will need to attend a minimum of 1 per year.
Apply to be an Improvement Coach
You must obtain support from your manager and commit to attend all of the dates. This is more than a training programme. By taking part you are committing to an active role as a Gold Improvement Coach in your speciality/area.
Our 13th cohort will commence in March 2026. Email us to be notified when dates are released.
Qualified Gold coaches at GHNHSFT
| Margaret Collins | |||
| Tracey Cullerne | |||
| Charlie Sharp | |||
| John Boyes | |||
| Hilly Webb-Peploe | |||
| Zara Strinati | |||
| Rebecca Mustow | |||
| Kerrie Hodges |
| Chris Custard | ||
| Helen Mansfield | ||
| William Nyawera | ||
| Karen Stone | ||
| Emma Vincent |
| Deborah Elliott | ||
| Rebecca Offord | ||
| Nicky Holton | ||
| Andrea Beech | ||
| Isolde (Izzy) Newberry | ||
| Emma J Smith | ||
| Kim Davenport | ||
| Madeleine Romer | ||
| Maria Hunt | ||
| Sasha Dowdeswell | ||
| Lindsay Clapham |
| Adele Pugh | ||
| Kate Horton | ||
| Jossette Jones | ||
| Jo Daubeney |
| Katherine Holland | ||
| Suzie Cro | ||
| Elizabeth Hemlock | ||
| Lisa Riddington | ||
| Matt Little | ||
| Sarah Brown | ||
| Sam Lignelli | ||
| Natasha Davy | ||
| Catrin Davies | ||
| Sheema Rahman | ||
| Gideon Alale Akuob |
Q Community
Q is an initiative connecting people with improvement expertise across the UK, led by the Health Foundation and supported and co-funded by NHS Improvement.
Q’s mission is to foster continuous and sustainable improvement in health and care. We’re creating opportunities for people to come together as an improvement community – sharing ideas, enhancing skills and collaborating to make health and care better.
A list of Trust staff who are members of the Q can be found in the Q directory.