Introduction L02

Effective and Efficient Improvement

Dr Tom Rose MIET MCQI

Research Fellow

University of Birmingham

Institute of Applied Health Research



















In this lecture I'm going to first answer the question 'What is Quality'? I'll define Juran's little Q and big Q and discuss the different approaches to improving/managing Quality. I'll discuss the product/service specification/standard and its relevance to design, audit/inspection, and improvement. The importance of 'process' and 'process management' will be emphasised throughout.


















Content
  1. What is Quality?
  2. The relevance of the Service Specification
  3. The Service Design Process
  4. Service Audit and Inspection
  5. Improvement: QI vs CI
  6. Improvement Implementation
  7. Questions & Answers
  8. Group Exercise


















References
  1. Avedis Donabedian, 1980, 'The Definition of Quality: Some Empirical Studies'.
  2. W. Edward Deming, 1993, 'Out of the Crisis' Published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  3. Joseph M,Juran, 2000, 'Juran’s Quality Handbook - Fifth Edition', Published by McGraw-Hill.
  4. Mike Rother, 2010, 'Toyota Kata - Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness, and Superior Results', Published by McGraw-Hill
  5. High 5s Project, 2013, World Health Organisation (WHO).
  6. NatSIP, 2015, National Standard for Invasive Procedures.
  7. CCG, Clinical Commissioning Group.
  8. CQC, Care Quality Commission
  9. Quality Professionals, Chartered Quality Institute


Handouts
  1. Handout 1
  2. Handout 2
  3. Handout 3