PgCert in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
University of SunderlandSunderland, United Kingdom
Course overview
There is an increasing need for innovation and transformation in service design to improve quality and safety in the NHS. Subsequently, this gives rise to sustainable service improvements that can be disseminated across healthcare providers. This course will support you in developing your leadership knowledge and capabilities, as well as developing knowledge and skills in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, enabling you to address contemporary challenges within the NHS.
You are expected to evaluate your organisation and clinical practice to ensure they have the right skills and resources to implement successful improvements and maintain patient safety. You'll identify local priorities for quality improvements that will make a difference to our local healthcare systems and learn how to engage with frontline staff, businesses, and academia helping to stimulate innovation and improvement.
Key highlights
- Develops leadership knowledge and capabilities for healthcare improvement
- Builds knowledge and skills in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
- Evaluate your own organisation and clinical practice for improvement readiness
- Identify local priorities for quality improvement in healthcare systems
- Learn to engage frontline staff, businesses and academia in innovation
Entry requirements
If you're a student, you should: | If you're a supervisor, you should: | When applying, please specify whether you would like to complete the full Postgraduate Certificate in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement or module one/two. Please note you must complete module one prior to starting module two for the full Postgraduate Certificate.
Scholarships
We Care Postgraduate Bursary
The We Care Postgraduate Bursary awards £2,500 cash to eligible postgraduate students.
Up to £2,500
Careers this course leads to
- Quality Improvement Lead
- Patient Safety Lead
- Clinical Governance Manager
- Service Improvement Manager
- Clinical Team Leader
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Sunderland, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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