About Us - Stop-in-4

Why we created STOP-in-4

The STOP-in-4 Toolkit was created from a simple belief: when unnecessary work is removed, people have more time, capacity and focus for what really matters.

Between us, we have over 50 years of experience working in complex organisations and systems, leading and supporting large-scale improvement and change initiatives.

Throughout our careers, we have seen first-hand how easily activities can become embedded in the way organisations work — even when their original purpose is no longer clear, their value has reduced, or they are no longer the best use of people's time and resources.

We believe there is a huge opportunity to reduce, and where appropriate remove, no-value and low-value work.

That's why we developed the STOP-in-4 Toolkit: a structured, practical and evidence-based approach that empowers leaders and teams to recognise waste, question established ways of working, and confidently stop activities that no longer add enough value.

We believe stopping work shouldn't be about simply doing less. It's about creating the space, capacity and focus to do more of what matters.

STOP-in-4 helps people stop the right things, so they can focus on the things that matter most.

Who are we?

Jacquie White

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Jacquie has over 26 years’ experience working with and supporting health and social care teams to improve the quality of services for local populations.
She began her career in fundholding in a small rural general practice and has since worked across the public sector at local, regional and national levels. Her career has included developing and delivering national strategy and transformation programmes, as well as working directly with organisations and teams to turn strategy into meaningful change.
Jacquie brings experience from both commissioning and provider development, alongside a strong understanding of how organisations can work together to improve services and integrate care across organisational boundaries.
Her experience of working in complex systems has given her a particular interest in how organisations can challenge established ways of working, remove unnecessary activity and create more capacity for the work that really matters.

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Julia Wood

Since 2004, she has worked in NHS quality improvement roles at a national, regional and local level, and has had the opportunity to work at the Department of Health and Social Care as well as within Trusts and GP Practices. Over the years, Julia has had extensive formal and informal training in quality improvement. She is a Lean Practitioner, has completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Innovation and Improvement Science, and is educated to MBA level.

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