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<p><a href="https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n3401.pdf&amp;ver=5557">Decrease waiting time for medical assessment by 30% of all patients<br />
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<p><a href="https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n3400.pdf&amp;ver=5558">To improve clustering rates to 95% and above in Barking CRT</a></p>

<p><img alt="Emmanuel Mandalakis QI Graduation Poster" src="/media/images/versions/img94joktmu75635.png?bev=3449" style="height:565px; width:392px" /></p>

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<p><a href="https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n3402.pdf&amp;ver=5559">Saving time on information access for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners</a></p>

<p><img alt="Vlad Iorga QI Poster July 2018" src="/media/images/versions/img94joktmu75634.jpg?bev=3448" style="height:565px; width:397px" /></p>

<h3>Dietetics</h3>

<p><a href="https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n3404.pdf&amp;ver=5561">Reducing the enteral syringe spend within Havering Dietetics</a></p>

<p><img alt="Jo Bates Enteral QI poster Sept 2018" src="/media/images/versions/img94joktmu75636.png?bev=3450" /></p>

<h3>Community Paediatric Therapies</h3>

<p><a href="https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n3405.pdf&amp;ver=5562">To reduce inappropriate referrals to paediatric occupational and physiotherapy in Havering ICD</a></p>

<p><img alt="Pippa Ward QI Poster" src="/media/images/versions/img94joktmu75638.png?bev=3452" /></p>

<h3>Staff Engagement</h3>

<p><a href="https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n3454.pdf&amp;ver=5640">Improving staff experience through engagement in Quality Improvement</a></p>

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