Introduction
The delivery of safe and effective health and social care is dependent on constantly monitoring quality and identifying potential practice development. This module has been designed to enable students to explore the key concepts of quality monitoring and governance. They will develop leadership skills required to evaluate an area of local practice, taking into consideration of local, national and international best practice, and lessons learnt from failures in service delivery.
Module Overview
- Governance of safe and effective professional practice
- The role of Advanced Practitioners and other Leadership roles in relation to quality
- Leading and monitoring organisational performance
- International, national and local perspectives of quality
- Quality measures and their application to practice
- Investigation of service failure, for example root cause analysis
- Service user involvement in service evaluation and improvement
Entry Requirements
Students accessing this programme will normally hold a relevant first degree (2:2 or above). Consideration will be given to applicants who have extensive experience and can demonstrate that they have the equivalent 'graduate level' skills by virtue of this experience. These individuals will be able to seek alternative entry through the accreditation of prior learning process. International students must demonstrate competence in English language through IELTS 6.5 (with minimum 6.0 in all components) or equivalent.
Fees, Funding & Careers
Funding may be available for States of Guernsey employees. Please discuss with your manager.
Situated within Guernsey’s main hospital, the Princess Elizabeth Hospital Campus is home to TGI University Centre.
