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Explore leadership and management skills for roles in strategic, tactical and operational healthcare provision. Improve the experience of service users, clients and their families and carers. Become a compassionate, inclusive and effective leader.
There is an increasing need for innovation and transformation in service design to improve quality and safety in the NHS. Subsequently, this gives rise to sustainable service improvements that can be disseminated across healthcare providers.
This course will support you in developing your leadership knowledge and capabilities, as well as developing knowledge and skills in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, enabling you to address contemporary challenges within the NHS. You are expected to evaluate your organisation and clinical practice to ensure they have the right skills and resources to implement successful improvements and maintain patient safety. You'll identify local priorities for quality improvements that will make a difference to our local healthcare systems and learn how to engage with frontline staff, businesses, and academia helping to stimulate innovation and improvement.
You can study the full Postgraduate Certificate in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, or study module one, Developing Leadership and Action in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, or module two, Evidencing Capability and Competence in Continuously Improving Care, separately as a short course.
When applying, please specify whether you'd like to complete the full Postgraduate Certificate in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement or module one/two.
The course consists of two modules. Both modules run for six weeks, with a part-time day release commitment for 14 weeks per module, for teaching days.
There are six teaching days, with one day per block for self-directed study and learning, totalling 14 days of on-campus/work based study.
The course will be taught on a day-release basis at the University for the duration of the 14 weeks, however, there is an expectation that you will be afforded time to undertake independent learning and study as well as some work-based learning to meet the demands of the course.
Learning methods include lectures, debates, seminars, group work, case studies, problem-solving exercises, skills development, project-related work, and directed and independent learning.
You'll be assessed in module 1 by a 3000 word Case Study analysing either the implementation of a quality improvement (QI) or patient safety initiative (PSI). This will be underpinned by leadership, change and project management theory.
Module 2 is assessed by a critical reflective essay from an observational study of a clinical area which the student will undertake. Exploring the findings and how they potentially impact on patients/staff and the environment.
We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.
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When applying, please specify whether you would like to complete the full Postgraduate Certificate in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement or module one/two. Please note you must complete module one prior to starting module two for the full Postgraduate Certificate.
The fee for the full Postgraduate Certificate in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement is £2,250.
If you choose to study one of the 30-credit modules, the fee will be £1,125.
The employer usually meets these costs – we advise you to speak to your workforce development lead before applying.
We also accept self-funded applicants and encourage anyone wishing to explore their options to contact cpd@sunderland.ac.uk.
This information was correct at the time of publication.
The University is proactive in developing courses that meet the real-life needs of the workforce.
