Patient Safety
Numeracy in Healthcare
Strengthening education where nurses and midwives practice
through
responding to calls for greater support for numerical competence
development, a project team including subject experts from
across the UK, has developed a unique, evidence-based exemplar
benchmark for healthcare-related numeracy.
The report has been released in the form of an interactive
website which links the research report itself with the exemplar
tool, associated presentations and resources.
This initiative sets out a mechanism for more robust and consistent
assessment of numerical competence amongst students and established
healthcare staff to build confidence and support the refreshing of
skills in this area.
Visit this interactive website at www.nursingnumeracy.info
Clinical Governance
This is a joint project with NHS Quality Improvement Scotland. We have commissioned Glasgow Caledonian University to create a suite of modules to support key staff, such as nonexecutive directors and other board members in the clinical governance aspects of their jobs.
These modules formed the first ever structured programmes in the clinical governance area. Three modules are available this year, and we have provided 180 free places on these courses.
Alongside this, we have appointed a project officer, who has prepared online learning resources which are designed to be used by all staff and, indeed, service users. So, while the modules are available for people for whom clinical governance is a key element of their role, the online resources meet the needs of people who want to more generally improve their understanding of the subject.
Healthcare Associated Infection
Please see the Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) section of
this web site.
