Auzewell (auz) Chitewe RMN, BSc

Auzewell (Auz) leads a team of highly driven and capable Quality Improvement Advisors who are responsible for applying improvement methodology, supporting and coordinating numerous quality improvement projects at different levels at East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) in England. The organisation has had more than 500 QI projects which has given Auz extensive experience in supporting different types of QI work taking place in a variety of settings. These clinical and corporate projects were initiated and led by staff in their service areas and spans the vast geography of ELFT, which delivers a wide range of community and inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, older adults and forensic services.
He supports front-line improvement projects, system-wide programmes of work, the strategic structures that coordinate this programme and acts as part of the organisation’s internal resource for improvement science. Auz also teaches on improvement methodology and represents the ELFT QI programme at numerous internal and external events. Since 2015, his work has centred around supporting the delivery of the ELFT QI programme from Board to front-line services. He has been involved in system-wide improvement work on Reducing Bed Occupancy, Improving Access to Services and Joy in Work.