Posted: January 4th, 2017

Explain the standards that exist in health and social care for measuring quality a- Identify at least 03 standards from e.g. CQC standards, NICE standards, Code of Practice standards, NMC standards.

2.1 Explain the standards that exist in health and social care for measuring quality a- Identify at least 03 standards from e.g. CQC standards, NICE standards, Code of Practice standards, NMC standards. b- Discuss why standards are set in health care. c- Explore how standard setting can improve quality outcomes. 2.2 Evaluate different approaches to implementing quality systems. a. Identify at least 02 quality systems for e.g. TQM, Benchmarking, Quality control, CQI. b. MUST identify and explain at least 03 approaches used to implement the above quality systems e.g. planning, policies and procedures; target setting; audit; monitoring; review; resources (financial, equipment, personnel, accommodation); 1 information; adapting to change. c. Discuss the benefits of applying the above approaches and the consequences of not applying the approach. d. WHAT is the best approach for RUH and WHY? 2.3 Analyse potential barriers to delivery of quality health and social care services at RUH. a. Identify at least 02 internal and 02 external barriers of RUH. E.g. external (inter-agency interactions, legislation, social policy); internal (risks, resources, organisational structures, interactions between people) b. Explore the underlying causes of each of the barriers. c. Discuss the impact caused by the identified barriers. Lo3: 3.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of systems, policies and procedures used in a health and social care setting in achieving quality in the service(s) offered. a. Identify specific scenario from the RUH case study (refer to the abstract documents for policies and procedures on stp online) b. Identify at least 02 specific policies, procedures and systems from the scenario. c. Explain how effective was the policies, procedures and systems in the identified scenario. (justify your reason) 3.2 Analyse other factors that influence the achievement of quality in the health and social care service. a. Identify 03 factors that influence the achievement of quality in RUH. E.g. Type of service (an NHS trust, a local authority social care service, a private health or social care service, a not-for-profit health and care service). : Funding, Regulatory requirements, user of service expectations, the media, ETC. b. Discuss how and why those factors influence in achieving quality care standards at RUH. 3.3 Suggest ways in which the health and social care service could improve its quality a. Identify 2 or 3 problems at RUH. b. Suggest measures to resolve the identified problems and improve the quality at RUH. Lo4: 4.1 Evaluate methods for evaluating health and social care service quality with regard to external and internal perspectives. a) Identify 3 methods for evaluating quality of health and social care in regards to internal (RUH) and external (CQC). E.g. questionnaires, surveys, structured and semi-structured interviews, panels, complaints procedures. b) Discuss the positive and negative aspects of the methods applied in regards to internal and external perspective. c) Suggest the best methods to improve quality at RUH and justify your reasons. 4.2 Discuss the impact that involving users of services in the Evaluation process has on service quality. a) Explain the advantages and disadvantages of involving service users in the evaluation process at RUH. e.g. (consultation, panels, empowerment, user managed services, limited resources, time consuming, bias) b) Conclude your answer for improvement of quality at RUH.

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