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National School of Healthcare Science

Quality Assessment Management Policy for Work Based Training Provider Departments

Update 26.09.13

Jackie [email protected]

Quality Assessment Manager


Rationale: Share the visionEducation Outcomes Framework

Quality = Excellent Patient experience / effectiveness / safety

Promote benefits: Networking; building partnerships; developing panel resource; training to support process

Next steps: Identify priority areas for visits; trainees in difficulty; triggered exception reviews; no prior accreditation

Infrastructure: Build the internal infrastructure to support roll out on a wider scale; submit project plan

Working towards Supporting rolling programme:

Scheduled reviews: annual paper-based Review visits 5year cycle Exceptional reviews as triggered



Quality Assessment Management Policy for Work Based Training Provider Departments Update

Rationale for the NSHCS QA Policy

Ensure work based training providers are:

Fit for purpose

Safe & supportive learning environments

Premise work based placements (WBP):

Provide high quality education

Provide high quality patient care



Rationale for the NSHCS QA Policy

Key Principles

WBP working to agreed standards

Highlight areas of concern

Provide the best education experience

Share exemplary practice

Assurance to professional bodies

Consistent with Education Outcomes Framework

Supporting training, Maintaining standards, Improving outcomesRef: DH (2013) Education Outcomes Framework. HMSO



Benefits of QA Systems

Supportive role of QA systems for Clinical departments

Raise profile of issues within a Trust

Potential to unblock obstacles

Opportunity to work with School to ensure better learning

experiences for trainees

Ensure better experiences for trainers

Positively influence patient care by being part of developing

the future workforce



Current State

Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Physiological Sciences

Life Sciences

Physical Sciences


Life Sciences

Physical Sciences


North East 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6

North West 8 7 5 1 0 0 6 0 1 28

Yorkshire & Humber

9 5 3 0 0 2 2 0 2 23

East Midlands 9 8 1 0 0 6 7 0 1 32

West Midlands 7 6 2 0 1 10 3 0 3 32

East of England 7 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 16

London 10 12 2 0 0 1 6 0 2 33

Thames Valley / Wessex

7 10 6 0 0 5 9 0 5 42

Kent,Surrey & Sussex

10 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

South West 6 7 4 0 0 6 2 0 4 29

Total 75 66 27 1 1 32 36 0 19 257

LETBRegion

Accredited Not Accredited Not KnownTotal


Identify priority areas for visits

Ranked according to risk measures

Build the internal infrastructure to support timely

accreditation of sites that are considered a risk

Build resource of panel reviewers through training

Respond appropriately to triggered exceptions


Next Steps


Department Leads - asked to complete a

Department Self Assessment

Provide details regarding professional body or

education QA accreditation

Additional information may be requested

Trainees to complete evaluation surveys

No need to do anything yet – we will be in

touch….


Next Steps – your support


Build the internal infrastructure to support roll out on a wider

scale

Develop the internal systems

Continue building / updating the resource of panel reviewers

through training

Maintain live databases that support systems

Transition to sustainable programme for review

Integrate into existing local QA mechanisms


Transition to rolling programme


[email protected]://www.nshcs.org.uk/2013/08/national-scoool-of-healthcare-science-quality-assurance-policy/


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