Dr Sabreen Akhtar is coming to the end of her year as a chief registrar at Aneurin Bevan Health Board. Based on her experiences in Wales she highlights what makes a good leader, how to engage trainees in quality improvement, and why the NHS community is so important to her.

Melissa Almond, senior patient experience facilitator at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, leads the collection of patient experience stories across the organisation.

David Whyte is a patient representative in the East Lancashire Future Hospital development site team.

This collection of 'Tell us your story' case studies are examples of integrated care improvement projects – stories where unifying services has improved care for patients.

This collection of 'Tell us your story' case studies highlight different organisation’s approaches to improving patient safety.

These Tell us your story case studies are examples of how clinical teams are developing their workforce to meet the challenges they face.

Reflecting on his first months in the role of chief registrar, Dr Tahir Akbar considers the power of small changes to motivate the workforce at his trust.