Quality Improvement and Patient Safety PGDip
Postgraduate
Distance
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Duration
42 Months
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Start date
Different dates available
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
This course has been designed to offer flexible, inclusive and contemporary content which is relevant to students across local, national and international healthcare settings. The generic nature of quality improvement and patient safety also allows students from all healthcare backgrounds and specialities to come together and share their knowledge and experiences.
The course will develop your knowledge and understanding and equip you with the ability to influence and lead on quality improvement and patient safety activities in practice. You will explore the related theories, principles and culture. It will encourage you to critically analyse a range of tools and approaches associated with quality improvement and patient safety and to reflect on their application to service delivery.
There are two intakes per year (September and January), and the course is delivered on a modular basis over three and a half years. You will complete a core research module to develop your critical analysis of healthcare research, a core quality improvement module and a core risk and patient safety module. You will then undertake a final option module of your choice. After completing these four modules you will progress to your dissertation and you will be allocated a supervisor.
The course is delivered by a team with an international reputation for designing and delivering high quality, flexible, postgraduate courses. As well as a wealth of experience in online learning, the team provides relevant expertise and experience through the involvement of NHS colleagues currently working within the clinical environment and routinely applying, teaching and supporting the use of quality improvement and patient safety approaches.
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About this course
On completion of this course you will have developed the knowledge and skills to enable you to influence and lead on quality improvement and patient safety within the healthcare environment.
This unique course also facilitates the development of graduate, lifelong learning skills (such as critical reflection, critical thinking, problem-solving and the use of evidence-based practice) to enhance your professional and academic skills. This will maximise the opportunities for your career development and progression in the field of quality improvement and patient safety.
You'll normally need to have a degree or equivalent and work in a health or social care related area. We operate a flexible Recognition for Prior Learning (RPL) system by which students who do not have a degree may be eligible for entry.
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Subjects
- Risk
- Quality Improvement
- Quality
- Healthcare
- Quality Training
- Team Training
- IT risk
- Training First Aid
- Quality Policy
- Quality Systems
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Audit
Course programme
Modules can be taken in any order except dissertation
- PN50097 - Quality Improvement in Action
- PN50115 - Risk and Patient Safety
- PN50143 - Research for Practice
- PN50107 - Meeting the Needs of Older People in Diverse Care Settings
- PN50124 - Acute and Critical Care
- PN50125 - Current Perspectives in Cardiovascular Disease
- PN50128 - Infection Prevention and Control in Practice
- PN50141 - Academic Recognition for Professional Learning
- PN50142 - Exploring Professional Practice
- PN50144 - Education for Practice
- PN50145 - Leadership and Change
- PN50149 - Minor Illness Management
- PN50154 - Enhancing the Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care
- PN50157 - Dissertation (September, February, June)
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety PGDip