--- title: August Roundup 2021 description: Catch up on what happened at Life QI in August. We have useful articles about how your improvement can be spread or rolled out within your organisation. image: https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/hubfs/August%20Roundup%202021%20-%2002.png --- # August Roundup 2021 ![Picture of Reka Toth](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/hubfs/Reka%20-%2001.png) Published on 3 September 2021 at 12:42 by [Reka Toth](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/author/reka-toth) ![August Roundup 2021](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/hs-fs/hubfs/August%20Roundup%202021%20-%2001.png?width=1332&name=August%20Roundup%202021%20-%2001.png "August Roundup 2021") ## How to plan the spread of your improvement project Having implemented your QI project locally, it's important to consider how your improvement can be spread or rolled out across your organisation. This means sharing the results of a successful project beyond your own team or department to other areas of the organisation which could benefit from making the same improvement part of their working practices.   This month we talk about the differences between scale up and spread, and we explain when to choose scale up and when to spread instead. We show you how large-scale improvement can be achievable with the right amount of planning, commitment and support.   We introduce four frameworks recommended by the IHI, Health Improvement Scotland and the Mayo Clinic which you can use as a guidance to spread your change ideas.   To start spreading your improvement project, it's always a good idea planning it in advance by creating a spread plan. So, we look at various elements of your spread plan for Quality Improvement (QI) including establishing an aim for spread, as well as developing and executing your spread plan.       | [![Scale or Spread](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Scale%20or%20Spread@2x.png?width=300&name=Scale%20or%20Spread@2x.png)](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/spread-and-scale-difference)   | ## Spread and scale - what's the difference? If you have run a series of successful PDSA cycles and have carried out some initial testing, you will want to share your success across and beyond your organisation. You can decide whether scale up or spread your improvement. But which approach should you choose? [Read more.](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/spread-and-scale-difference)  | | --- | --- |        | [![frameworks for scale-up and spread](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Spread@2x.png?width=300&name=Spread@2x.png)](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/frameworks-for-scale-up-spread-and-sustain)   | ## Frameworks for scale-up, spread and sustain There are different frameworks available in the QI space to help you plan for spreading your QI ideas. In this article we look at some some of the 'big names' of QI recommend to scale up and spread your improvement project. [Read more.](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/frameworks-for-scale-up-spread-and-sustain)  | | --- | --- |        | [![Develop a Spread Plan](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Planning%20for%20Spread@2x.png?width=300&name=Planning%20for%20Spread@2x.png)](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/develop-spread-plan)   | ## How to develop and execute a spread plan Developing a spread plan is really useful when you're seeking to spread an improvement, as it allows you to clearly outline how the improvements you have made are planned to spread. It's useful whether your team is spreading change to another organisation, or to other parts of the same organisation. 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