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PA50342: Quality improvement project

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2015/6
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Modular (no specific semester)
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: PR100
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Assessment detail to be confirmed ( %)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To apply key tools from the Quality Improvement movement to the continuous enhancement of pharmacy practice in specific professional settings.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. Conceptualise a small work based project aimed at improving a key process, product or service (knowledge and understanding; key skill)
2. Evaluate key processes and activities in practice to determine whether there is scope for continuous improvement (professional practical skill; key skill)
3. Identify, critically assess and select an appropriate quality improvement tool and approach to enhance their own and others' practice (knowledge and understanding; professional practical skills; key skill);
4. Apply the relevant improvement tools to key practice processes and generate data and areas for improvement
5. Write up the findings of the project in a report suitable for presenting to employers or other key stakeholders.

Skills:
Knowledge and understanding (Quality improvement tools)
Professional practical skills (continuous improvement of practice)
Transferable and Key skills (project design, report writing).

Content:
Key principles of quality improvement
Quality improvement approaches
Quality improvement tools in practice (following Institute of Health Improvement approach):
* Stage of Project tools
* Type of Task tools
* Type of Approach tools
* 7 Ways to no delays
* Patient Pathways
How to produce a structured, work-related report.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

PA50342 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
  • TSPA-ADM10 : MSc Clincal Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care)
  • TSPA-ADC12 : PG Cert Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care)
  • TSPA-ADL11 : PG Dip Clincal Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care)

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2015/16.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.