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Imparting knowledge about a new EPR via a training and education programme is one of the most critical elements of successful system implementation. Learn from Nordic expert Jacqui Seward why training must be a continuous strategy that evolves from the outset to meet new system features, regulatory requirements, and patient needs: https://ow.ly/AyzA50TAkLk #EPR #HealthIT #NHS

Bringing focused skills to the forefront of your team’s ability to serve your residents and facility. Learn More: https://hubs.la/Q02JXNs00 #ComplianceEducation #TrainingExcellence #QualityImprovement #QsourceTraining #HealthcareCompliance #RegulatoryEducation #QsourceExpertise #ComplianceSolutions

🔍 ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR NEXT ANNUAL SURVEY? 🩺 State agencies are responsible for inspecting and licensing long-term care facilities, such as assisted living facilities and nursing homes and is responsible to perform annual inspections of all licensed long-term care facilities. HOW CAN A MOCK SURVEY HELP YOU? The intent of a mock survey is to identify deficiencies. Mock surveys can help you prepare and improve for your survey: ✅ COMPLIANCE: Get on track with corrective action plans! ✅ QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: Discover your strengths and weaknesses in quality of care. ✅ STAFF TRAINING: Identify where additional training is beneficial. ✅ STRESS RELIEF: Your team will feel confident knowing you’re prepared for your real survey. ✅ CONFIDENCE: Build assurance when communicating with real surveyors. ✅ NEW FACILITIES: Help set up your facility for success right from the start. Our experienced clinical consultants at InsPAC are dedicated to helping you navigate every aspect of your mock survey. From measuring compliance with CMS standards to advising on documentation and staff training, we've got you covered! 📚✨ 👉 What can you expect with InsPAC expert team? 🔍 CMS compliance measurement guidance 📔 Review your Point Click Care system for survey readiness 📚 Comprehensive review

"Education is 'predictably disappointing' and should never be relied upon alone to improve safety." (Institute for Safe Medical Practices, June 2020) Often in our Board Quality & Safety Committee Reports, Quality Plans and Continuous Improvement Plans, it's easy to default to 'provide training' as a means of trying to improve outcomes for our clients in human services. It's one of the easiest strategies to implement, and there are many great learning and development specialists and organisations in our sector to support us. While training and education is really important, as the Hierarchy of Intervention Effectiveness diagram below shows, it might not be the only or best way of implementing change that will really stick. Why? As the ISMP article points out, "Education relies heavily on human memory and vigilance". As human beings operating in a complex environment, we're prone to distraction, fatigue, forgetfulness, bias and at our worst - laziness and even sadly, maliciousness. Next time you're developing strategies to improve an issue it's worth asking: - is there a way to use our systems to create a consistent and desirable outcome? For example, what can we automate/restrict to prevent the need for human input/interpretation and inevitably resulting human error/variability? A few years ago an aged care organisation I was working with was faced with an issue of schedulers needing to understand and interpret the award in order to roster services in a way that was compliant. In spite of loads of training on the award, of course, rosters continued to be published without enough consideration of breaks, rest times etc - the award is after all, very complex and schedulers often work at pace and under pressure. The scoping and purchase of an award interpreter module on our system while expensive and time consuming to implement, completely eliminated the risk of award non-compliance and ensured workers were not over-extended in their rosters. Not to mention the time and stress it saved the poor schedulers... Worth a read before you launch into your next improvement adventure! https://lnkd.in/gxqKs8h Image: A diagram showing improvement interventions and their effectiveness from most to least effective. More information in text available in the accessible article. Credit: Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) 2022, #qualityimprovement #ignisconsulting Kelly Smitham

For anyone interested in furthering their knowledge and skills in safety investigations in a healthcare setting, check out this fantastic SEIPS introductory masterclass from the Clinical Human Factors Group

The Medical Act Amendments concerning specialist training and registration tabled in Parliament by the Health Minister is very progressive and will give flexibility to the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) to register specialists who meet the required standards and competency. It is what the country needs to meet the shortage of specialists while maintaining standards, safety and quality of care, and is what is done in most other developed countries. The amendments to the medical act addresses the technicalities which prevented the MMC from registering many specialists on the National Specialist Register (NSR), including many of those trained through the parallel pathway - it formalises the role of the Ministry of Health as a specialist training provider and gives the MMC the full authority to recognise specialist training and qualifications if they meet the required standards without the need to refer to any other bodies. https://lnkd.in/ekbfTG48

Just completed IHI PS 104 course on "Teamwork and Communication in a Culture of Safety"! This course emphasized how crucial collaboration and open communication are in creating safe, patient-centered environments. From learning about high-performing teams to mastering effective communication techniques, PS 104 has equipped me with valuable tools to make a difference in healthcare quality and safety. #HealthcareQuality #PatientSafety #Teamwork #ContinuousImprovement #IHI

CPD REMINDER Please remember to log your CPD activities. This helps you keep up to date and meet your #HCPC requirements of keeping a continuous record of #CPD activities. In September 2024 the HCPC UPDATED standards of conduct, performance and ethics. Please ensure you check out their website and be up to date on these new standards. Then log your plan/thoughts on how this will impact your practice. Other suggestions for this month are: Record what you have done in your practice that has benefited and /or improves the quality of the service you provide? Do you have OT supervision notes that outline evidence of this? Also add your own reflection, research articles, client feedback to support this. Plan ahead for next month’s CPD, remember you need different types of activities. These can be work-based learning, professional activities, formal education or self-directed learning. Keeping this information current really helps if you are asked to summaries and share evidence for the CPD audit that can be requested at registration renewal. #occupationaltherapy #professionalstandards #independentOT #schoolbasedOT #diverseot #clinicOT #lifelonglearning

Taking #WorldPatientSafetyDay2024 as an opportunity to share the ongoing project at National Simulation Office, where we are working with a group of multiprofessionals to develop competency based skills induction programme for healthcare professionals-new to the system. #patientsafety #patientfirstapproach #HealthcareSimulationWeek #SimWeek2024 #HealthcareSimulation #PatientSafety #SimulationInHealthcare #SimEducation

The new Code is published and takes effect tomorrow, Oct 1st with a transition period of grace until Dec 31st. TLDR vast majority unchanged. So if you're familiar with the 2021 version, you are in a good place. Headline change is the new option to supply PI via a dynamic QR code on certain materials so we can know HCPs have the most up to date PI whenever they access it. And we don't have to withdraw materials using a QR code just because the PI has been updated. Yay! Another bit of good news is the Abridged complaints procedure - hopefully enabling the PMCPA to pile through simple cases quickly when the breach is agreed by the respondent and not something that affects patient safety. Like an inadvertent 'like' on a third party post by a couple of employees. Items for patient support can now cost up to £15 (from £10) - more good news. I also like the new text that flags we can do more with Patient Organisations as long as we make sure it complies with the Code. I like the fact the Code is not explicit about everything - that can be unnecessarily limiting when companies are trying to do things differently. I also admire that they have the confidence to reverse their fairly recent guidance about AE statements having to be embedded in electronic adverts. It shows they are listening and can admit when they maybe got things wrong. The splitting the High Standards in to two clauses also seems sensible -to differentiate between company standards and those of individuals. I've pulled together a quick slide on the main changes. Obviously no substitute for reading all the documentation and coming to training sessions! 😁