Overview

Learn to implement effective clinical governance frameworks and continuous improvement methodologies in healthcare settings through this comprehensive 5-hour course. Explore the fundamental components of robust clinical governance systems and discover how they support the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care in daily practice. Examine real-world case scenarios to distinguish between strong and weak governance structures, while gaining clarity on individual and team responsibilities within clinical governance frameworks. Master the identification and utilization of various data sources to establish improvement priorities, and develop proficiency in applying core continuous improvement principles using the Model for Improvement framework for small-scale, practice-based projects. Understand co-design principles and learn strategies for meaningful partnership with service users to enhance care delivery. Analyze common sources of resistance to change in clinical environments and develop practical strategies to overcome implementation barriers in your workplace. Study change management principles and follow structured models for successfully implementing new initiatives, while exploring diverse communication strategies to engage stakeholders and support change implementation. Reflect on personal leadership behaviors and attitudes toward quality and safety, documenting specific actions to strengthen your leadership capabilities in clinical governance and continuous improvement. Synthesize the interconnections between clinical governance, continuous improvement, co-design, change management, and communication strategies using practical examples from current or intended practice. Develop skills in interpreting quality and safety data through trending, charting, and graphing techniques, enabling you to identify key patterns, risks, and improvement opportunities for your healthcare team.

Syllabus

Understand key components of good clinical governance and how it supports safe, high-quality care in everyday practice.
Differentiate features of strong versus weak clinical governance by examining case scenarios from your own or simulated clinical context.
Understand the roles and responsibilities of individuals and teams in clinical governance
Identify different types and sources of data and how to use it to inform improvement priorities.
Understand the core principles of continuous improvement and apply the Model for Improvement framework to small-scale, practice-based improvement projects.
Understand the purpose of co-design and how you can meaningfully partner with people who use your service.
Analyse common reasons for resistance to change in clinical settings and formulate at least two strategies to address these barriers in your own workplace.
Understand change management principles and a model to follow when implementing a new change in the workplace
Understand different communication strategies to engage stakeholders and support implementation of change.
Reflect on your own leadership behaviours and attitudes towards quality and safety, and document at least two specific actions you will take to strengthen your leadership in clinical governance and continuous improvement.
Summarise how clinical governance, continuous improvement, co-design, change management and communication strategies interrelate, using an example from your current or intended practice.
Interpret basic quality and safety data by trending, charting or graphing sample datasets, and summarise key patterns, risks and opportunities for improvement for your team.