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National Framework for Developing Policies Procedures Protocols and Guidance
About
Strategic Approach
Covid 19 QI Learning
Framework
National QI Team Publications
National Quality Improvement Team
Governance for Quality
A Board’s role in Improving Quality and Safety
A Board's Role in Improving Quality and Safety- Leadership
Resources: Leadership for Improving Quality and Safety
Candian Patient Safety Institute - Effective Governance for Quality and Patient Safety
Lessons learnt from Mid Staffordshire - Sir Stephen Moss Video link
Quality Governance in the NHS - A Guide for Boards
Recommended Reading: Leadership for Improving Quality and Safety
Leading a culture of safety: a blueprint for success
American College of Healthcare Executives and the National Patient Safety Foundations Lucian Leape Institute (2017), Chicago: American College of Healthcare Executives.
How do hospital boards govern for quality improvement?
Jones, L., Pomeroy, L., Robert, G., Burnett, S., Anderson, JE., Fulop, NJ. (2017), A mixed methods study of 15 organisations in England”,
BMJ Quality and Safety
, 0:1-9 doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-006433.
High-Impact Leadership: Improve Care, Improve the Health of Populations and Reduce Costs
Swensen S, Pugh M, McMullan C, Kabcenell A.IHI White Paper. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2013. (Available at ihi.org).
Patient Safety Culture Survey of Staff in Acute Hospitals Health Services Executive (2015), Patient Safety Culture Survey of Staff in Acute Hospitals
. Dublin: Health Services Executive
Clinicians on the board: What difference does it make?
Veronesi, G., Kirkpatrick, I., Vallascas, F. (2012),
Social Science and Medicine
, 77: 147-155.
What Non-Executive Directors need to know?
NHS Scotland (2016), Quality Improvement and Measurement: Edinburgh: The Scottish Government.
From Boardroom to bedside: how to define and measure hospital quality?
Heenan, M., Khan, H., Binkley, D. (2010), Healthcare Quarterly, 12(1): 55-60.
Board Considerations: Leadership for Improving Quality and Safety
How does our board define quality and safety?
What are our specific targets and outcomes for improving quality and reducing harm? Who can be part of the process to develop those aims?
Does our board demonstrate our commitment to quality and safety by the actions we take?
Does our board communicate in a transparent way?
How does our board invest in the development of staff as leaders for improving quality?
How does our board ‘ring fence’ resources for improving quality and safety?
National Framework for Developing Policies Procedures Protocols and Guidance
About
Strategic Approach
Covid 19 QI Learning
Framework
Leadership for Quality
Person and Family Engagement
Staff Engagement
Governance for Quality
Quality and Safety Walk Rounds
Quality and Safety Committee
Board on Board for Quality
A Board’s role in Improving Quality and Safety
Resources and Publications
National QI Team Publications