Quality Improvement Academy - Prospectus 2019/20
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Who can apply? How long is the Programme?
The Fellowship is open to healthcare staff
who currently undertake clinical practice
and have a direct influence on improving
the delivery of safe patient care, as well as
staff in clinical professions who do not
currently deliver hands-on care but do have
a role in improving patient care or safety.
Participants apply learning to a workplace
project over a 10-month programme which
includes residential workshops, project
surgeries, WebEx sessions, mentoring, a
group field trip to the International Quality &
Safety Forum, a national networking event
and funding for individual study trips to
facilitate learning from global experts both
within and outside healthcare.
By completing a project, participants
demonstrate skills acquired, and the impact
the work has had, focusing on the people who
benefit.
What does the programme involve? Programme Content
The content of the programme will focus on
Improvement theory, methods and tools
including:
Measurement for improvement
Human factors in safety
Reliability
Systems and design for safety
Person-centred care
as well as a toolkit for leading clinicians
through change.
The main objectives of the programme are to
develop clinical leaders capable of improving
the Quality and Safety of health and
healthcare and to enhance knowledge of the
science and methods for improvement
amongst clinicians who have enthusiasm,
experience and skills to:
support the development of safety
programmes
spread improvements both within their
organisation and nationally
establish a learning support network for
transformational leadership for quality
improvement
complement wider improvement
capacity building programmes within
NHSScotland while supporting
NHSScotland workforce development
strengthen cooperation and
collaboration with important overseas
healthcare providers in Europe and
beyond
Quality Improvement Project Completion of Programme
Participants are expected to undertake their
own improvement project throughout the
duration of the programme to consolidate
their learning and apply skills from learning
workshops and events into practice.
Each participant will receive a certificate of
completion.
Scottish Quality and Safety Fellowship Programme
The Scottish Quality and Safety Fellowship Programme (SQS Fellowship) is a lead level quality
improvement and clinical leadership course managed by NHS Education for Scotland (NES),
working in partnership with Healthcare Improvement Scotland and NHS Scotland.
For further information visit: https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/814/quality-improvement-zone/learningprogrammes/scottish-quality-and-safety-sqs-fellowship-programme