Quality and Patient Safety Improvement

You will benefit from a strong practical element, as each module offers a mix of classroom-based teaching and access to a comprehensive suite of online learning resources, designed by theaward winning e-learning group.

The Quality and Patient Safety Improvement program of the University of Nottingham is designed by an interdisciplinary collaboration, involving leading academics in health science, business and human factors, with key input from collaborative partners including:

• NHS partners

• Centre for Health Innovation Leadership and Learning

• Human Factors Research Group (HFRG)

• Trent Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre (Information and Insight Service)

Course content is delivered from nationally-recognised experts drawn from patient safety, improvement science, and human factors. The Advisory Board also includes national and international experts whose role is to highlight emerging developments in these fields.

Why choose this course?

• Collaborative workingdesigned by leading academics in health science, business and human factors

• Access eLearningresources from theaward-winning HELM group

• 86%of research activity is rated as world-leading and internationally excellent with significant impact on people's health and well-being

Career

The unique program delivers tangible benefits graduates, in terms of professional development, and the workplace. It equips you with the skills to undertake future research projects, pursue publication or apply to undertake a higher research degree.

Students completing the MSc program will have the opportunity to apply for short term clinical or non-clinical placements with partnering organisations.

Courses include:

• Measurement and Analysis of Improvement in Practice

• Applied Human Factors in Healthcare Safety and Quality

• Organisational Aspects of Risk, Safety and Quality

• Leading and Following in the Improvement Process

• Improvement, Power, Professionalism and Citizen Leadership