MCQIC February 2019 Bulletin

MCQIC December 2018 Bulletin

MCQIC September 2018 Bulletin

MCQIC May 2018 Bulletin

Making data count  (PDF) #plotthedots (Published by NHS Improvement, May 2018)

SPSP Maternity & Children - End of phase report (PDF) (Published by Healthcare Improvement Scotland, August 2016)

ihub Impact Report (PDF) (Published by Healthcare Improvement Scotland, January 2019)

A midterm review of the MCQIC programme was completed at the end of 2017 to understand progress against the original aims, review quality improvement activity in each hospital and understand each board’s identified priorities. As a result, the content across the programme has been revised to reflect both the feedback and experience at board level and address the key priority areas identified for Scotland.

Across the MCQIC programme, we have identified core priorities to support improvement activity within boards. The number of outcome measures has been reduced from 48 to 10 and process measures reduced from 72 to 30:

What is a partnership agreement?

A partnership agreement is essentially a win–win agreement where parties commit to working together to benefit one another. MCQIC have developed bespoke partnership agreements with all boards in NHS Scotland. This document details the concept in detail including a sample agreement.

Quality Improvement Zone -Turas | Learn

 The Quality Improvement Zone provides information and resources to support people with experience at all levels of quality improvement to develop their knowledge. 

In the QI Zone you will find: 

• information on the improvement journey and related quality improvement tools and topics 

• a range of educational resources, including eLearning modules, guides and frameworks

• information on the different levels of experience in quality improvement and associated learning programmes

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

An independent not-for-profit organisation based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a leading innovator, convener, partner, and driver of results in health and health care improvement worldwide. IHI's work is focused in five key areas, one of which is Patient Safety. For more information, visit www.ihi.org.

NHS Education for Scotland (NES)

NHS Education for Scotland are a special health board responsible for supporting NHS services in Scotland by developing and delivering education and training for those who work in NHSScotland, and have worked closely with Healthcare Improvement Scotland to develop a number of the tools used in the Scottish Patient Safety Programme.  For more information, visit www.nes.scot.nhs.uk.

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