Delivering and Sustaining Improvement in Healthcare Settings

This module is designed to support the implementation and adoption of clinical innovations in practice setting. It will support students through the process of innovation implementation supporting problem solving, negotiation, networking and collaboration, understanding and interpreting local data, developing a business case, change management and emotional intelligence.

This course features a range of topics including:

• Assimilating innovation into practice (what is and is not working and why)
• Problem solving finding solutions (developing the skills to read situations and people objectively)
• Networking and building collaborative thinking (looking for synergies and sources of support)
• Use of local data to inform effectiveness (using run and control charts and interpreting variation)
• How to get resources (mobilising a business case)
• Practical approaches to monetising outcomes, understanding, conceptualising, calculating and presenting costs and benefits from a whole system perspective (undertaking a cost benefit analysis)
• Clearly stating any assumptions underpinning the economic case (economic analysis)
• Project management (using a systematic approach to project management including timelines and setting, meeting and modifying objectives)
• Use of PDSA cycle to demonstrate efficacy of innovation from patient perspective
• Change management and emotional intelligence (valuing differences)
• Presenting and communicating findings to relevant stakeholders (writing and presentation skills).

The module will use a variety of classroom based and online support. One to One supervision will be provided. External speakers will be used and support given for the development of technical skills to enable retrieval of online materials, local data and use of run and control charts to inform impact of the innovation.

At the end of this module you will be able to write an innovation proposal which identifies the challenges to innovation and the tools and methodologies available to address these challenges.