⭐️Sonia Sparkles ⭐️
@soniasparkles.bsky.social
Artist: SoniaSparkles.com
Patient advocate through visual art
Work at: NHS confederation
Improvement geek & care about wellbeing
(Sometimes referred to as Sonia Nosheen)
Mum first 👦🏻
Patient advocate through visual art
Work at: NHS confederation
Improvement geek & care about wellbeing
(Sometimes referred to as Sonia Nosheen)
Mum first 👦🏻
Improvement doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when we choose to prioritise it; when we make space, ask better questions and give ourselves and others the permission to slow down enough to do it well
soniasparkles.com/pictorials/
soniasparkles.com/pictorials/
April 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Improvement doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when we choose to prioritise it; when we make space, ask better questions and give ourselves and others the permission to slow down enough to do it well
soniasparkles.com/pictorials/
soniasparkles.com/pictorials/
In improvement work, clarity of language is foundational. When we throw around terms like transformation, innovation, or QI without a shared understanding, we create organisational static
Find out more about Sonia Sparkles here: buff.ly/yvqvIfC
Find out more about Sonia Sparkles here: buff.ly/yvqvIfC
April 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
In improvement work, clarity of language is foundational. When we throw around terms like transformation, innovation, or QI without a shared understanding, we create organisational static
Find out more about Sonia Sparkles here: buff.ly/yvqvIfC
Find out more about Sonia Sparkles here: buff.ly/yvqvIfC
Without psychological safety in improvement work, it simply doesn’t stick. You can have the best tools, the smartest people, and the boldest ideas, but if people don’t feel safe to speak up, challenge the norm, or admit when something isn’t working… nothing really changes.
April 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Without psychological safety in improvement work, it simply doesn’t stick. You can have the best tools, the smartest people, and the boldest ideas, but if people don’t feel safe to speak up, challenge the norm, or admit when something isn’t working… nothing really changes.
The building blocks to quality improvement that form the roots of most projects.
While the tools and techniques on top of them may vary depending on the context, these foundational elements are essential to successful and sustainable improvement:
While the tools and techniques on top of them may vary depending on the context, these foundational elements are essential to successful and sustainable improvement:
April 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The building blocks to quality improvement that form the roots of most projects.
While the tools and techniques on top of them may vary depending on the context, these foundational elements are essential to successful and sustainable improvement:
While the tools and techniques on top of them may vary depending on the context, these foundational elements are essential to successful and sustainable improvement:
The prism of judgement:
April 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The prism of judgement:
Brainstorming is a creative thinking process used to create a wide range of ideas, solutions, or approaches to a problem. It encourages free thinking, collaboration, and innovation. Great to tap into creative thinking
Read more here: lnkd.in/gHwe8B3s
Read more here: lnkd.in/gHwe8B3s
March 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Brainstorming is a creative thinking process used to create a wide range of ideas, solutions, or approaches to a problem. It encourages free thinking, collaboration, and innovation. Great to tap into creative thinking
Read more here: lnkd.in/gHwe8B3s
Read more here: lnkd.in/gHwe8B3s
In a world full of “more more more”
What are you going to stop doing? ⏰
What are you going to stop doing? ⏰
March 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
In a world full of “more more more”
What are you going to stop doing? ⏰
What are you going to stop doing? ⏰
Keep on pushing. Discover new things. Grow & nurture yourself. It’s uncomfortable but in time you’ll master it 🦋
March 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Keep on pushing. Discover new things. Grow & nurture yourself. It’s uncomfortable but in time you’ll master it 🦋
Burnout creeps up on you. Take time to recognise it & be disciplined in protecting yourself 🔥
March 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Burnout creeps up on you. Take time to recognise it & be disciplined in protecting yourself 🔥
You are not a robot: We all make mistakes, have wobbles, good days & bad days 🤖
March 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
You are not a robot: We all make mistakes, have wobbles, good days & bad days 🤖
Circle of appreciation: You’re doing some amazing things. Don’t forget them. Be proud of yourself.
March 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Circle of appreciation: You’re doing some amazing things. Don’t forget them. Be proud of yourself.
Had a wonderful day yesterday doing a keynote speech & running a workshop on creativity and joy with NHS Education for Scotland in Glasgow.
March 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Had a wonderful day yesterday doing a keynote speech & running a workshop on creativity and joy with NHS Education for Scotland in Glasgow.
The comfort zone:
March 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The comfort zone:
There’s an insane rush to do more, faster, be busy and expectations to keep up with everything
- Do you reflect?
- Do you step away?
- Do you have breaks?
- Do you rest & daydream?
- Do you let your mind wander?
- Do you ask why?
- Do you learn from experiences?
- Do you give time to grow?
- Do you reflect?
- Do you step away?
- Do you have breaks?
- Do you rest & daydream?
- Do you let your mind wander?
- Do you ask why?
- Do you learn from experiences?
- Do you give time to grow?
March 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
There’s an insane rush to do more, faster, be busy and expectations to keep up with everything
- Do you reflect?
- Do you step away?
- Do you have breaks?
- Do you rest & daydream?
- Do you let your mind wander?
- Do you ask why?
- Do you learn from experiences?
- Do you give time to grow?
- Do you reflect?
- Do you step away?
- Do you have breaks?
- Do you rest & daydream?
- Do you let your mind wander?
- Do you ask why?
- Do you learn from experiences?
- Do you give time to grow?
The hype of keeping busy, rushing around, wasting away & trying to keep up with the social expectations of info consumption is overrated.
Slow down & be present where it matters most. 🐢
Slow down & be present where it matters most. 🐢
February 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The hype of keeping busy, rushing around, wasting away & trying to keep up with the social expectations of info consumption is overrated.
Slow down & be present where it matters most. 🐢
Slow down & be present where it matters most. 🐢
My pictorial on “What is clinical governance?”
December 18, 2024 at 10:27 PM
My pictorial on “What is clinical governance?”
Facts tell stories sell.
Spread your learning.
Spread your learning.
December 15, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Facts tell stories sell.
Spread your learning.
Spread your learning.
Reposted by ⭐️Sonia Sparkles ⭐️
"Working within teams can sometimes be difficult, but it's even harder across organisational boundaries."
Our interface improvement learning hub aims to make negotiating those relationships easier.
Check out the resources and video guides here: https://buff.ly/49zomsN
Our interface improvement learning hub aims to make negotiating those relationships easier.
Check out the resources and video guides here: https://buff.ly/49zomsN
December 12, 2024 at 8:21 AM
"Working within teams can sometimes be difficult, but it's even harder across organisational boundaries."
Our interface improvement learning hub aims to make negotiating those relationships easier.
Check out the resources and video guides here: https://buff.ly/49zomsN
Our interface improvement learning hub aims to make negotiating those relationships easier.
Check out the resources and video guides here: https://buff.ly/49zomsN
Reposted by ⭐️Sonia Sparkles ⭐️
How does your leadership style affect your ability to influence change in your teams and the services you are responsible for?
This is just one of the questions we explore in more detail in the Culture & Leadership section of our new improvement learning hub.
Full video: https://buff.ly/3Bi00XX
This is just one of the questions we explore in more detail in the Culture & Leadership section of our new improvement learning hub.
Full video: https://buff.ly/3Bi00XX
December 10, 2024 at 12:02 PM
How does your leadership style affect your ability to influence change in your teams and the services you are responsible for?
This is just one of the questions we explore in more detail in the Culture & Leadership section of our new improvement learning hub.
Full video: https://buff.ly/3Bi00XX
This is just one of the questions we explore in more detail in the Culture & Leadership section of our new improvement learning hub.
Full video: https://buff.ly/3Bi00XX
A focused checklist with prompts for patient flow
December 10, 2024 at 6:48 PM
A focused checklist with prompts for patient flow
Some simple things that can help improve culture & wellbeing (…some of it!)
December 9, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Some simple things that can help improve culture & wellbeing (…some of it!)
Reposted by ⭐️Sonia Sparkles ⭐️
Phase 1 of our primary/secondary interface improvement programme is complete. If you'd like to know more about our approach and how it went then watch here vimeo.com/1035273874/0...
Huge thanks to @soniasparkles.bsky.social and everyone involved. Onto phase 2......
@nhsconfed.bsky.social
Huge thanks to @soniasparkles.bsky.social and everyone involved. Onto phase 2......
@nhsconfed.bsky.social
Interface Improvement Collaborative: Learning & Reflections
This is "Interface Improvement Collaborative: Learning & Reflections" by NHS Confederation NHS Employers on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos…
vimeo.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Phase 1 of our primary/secondary interface improvement programme is complete. If you'd like to know more about our approach and how it went then watch here vimeo.com/1035273874/0...
Huge thanks to @soniasparkles.bsky.social and everyone involved. Onto phase 2......
@nhsconfed.bsky.social
Huge thanks to @soniasparkles.bsky.social and everyone involved. Onto phase 2......
@nhsconfed.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 10:26 PM
My #Sketchnote on preventing falls for Yorkshire & Humber public health network #holistic #prevention
December 4, 2024 at 10:35 PM
My #Sketchnote on preventing falls for Yorkshire & Humber public health network #holistic #prevention
Reposted by ⭐️Sonia Sparkles ⭐️
You can now check out the @nhsconfed.bsky.social Interface Improvement Hub here. Worth looking at! #InterfaceImprovement www.nhsconfed.org/improving-in...
November 27, 2024 at 11:42 AM
You can now check out the @nhsconfed.bsky.social Interface Improvement Hub here. Worth looking at! #InterfaceImprovement www.nhsconfed.org/improving-in...