Course details

Quality and service improvement tools applied to a healthcare setting can help organisations improve the quality, efficiency and productivity of patient care they provide. Used correctly, these tools and techniques can help hospital staff identify and resolve problems as quickly and as cost-effectively as possible while ensuring that any improvements in patient care are sustainable.

Having knowledge of and access to quality and service improvement tools is therefore essential if hospital staff is to get to grips with the various challenges of improving the quality, efficiency and productively of healthcare services.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course aims to provide a good foundation on Quality Improvement Tools by providing the knowledge, skills and tools to support its implementation in any healthcare environment and setting.

This course will cover the application of principles and practice of different Quality Improvement Tools combined with group activities, hands on practice, as well as their appropriate usage.

COURSE OUTLINE

  • Overview of healthcare quality and quality improvement in today’s healthcare environment
  • Quality improvement models
  • Classification of quality improvement tools and methods of selecting them
  • Quality improvement tools for date collection
  • Quality improvement tools for diagnosing problems
  • Quality improvement tools used in data analysis
  • Quality improvement model – Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA)
  • Case studies and group activities

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Nurses
  • Allied health professionals
  • Other healthcare staff

CERTIFICATE AWARDED

A “Certificate of Attendance” will be awarded by Parkway College.

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Parkway College Of Nursing And Allied Health

As an Approved Training Organisation by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency, Parkway College provides courses that are of a robust quality within the Continuous Education and Training framework. Parkway College is also a member of the Singapore Association of Private Education (SAPE). Healthcare and professional education are the forte of Parkway College. Upholding its motto of “Live, Learn and Grow”, the major thrust of its programmes is student-centric teaching methodology which creates the right ingredients for a potpourri of learning outcomes. Besides being equipped with competencies, students will embrace lifelong learning and develop ownership to chart their personal growth. The combination of the right skills, right attitude and right mindset will augment their success in the workplace and enhance their career aspirations and employability in the marketplace.

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