Quality Improvement Proposal
This module is for Healthcare Professionals undertaking the BSc (Hons) Professional Practice and BSc (Hons) Clinical Practice.
Module Information
This module aims to enable the student to plan and develop a quality improvement project in a complex practice context and to utilise quality improvement methodology to develop a project plan. The module forms part of the honours route of the BSc (Hons) Professional Practice and BSc (Hons) Clinical Practice degree courses.
Module Code
NA6169
Content
Mind mapping and process mapping techniques
Quality improvement strategies for sustainable change in practice
Sustainable resourcing of change actions in healthcare (e.g. financial, environmental, social)
Quality improvement proposal development and methodologies (e.g. SusQI Framework, SQUIRE, Clinical Audit)
Ethical and legal aspects of quality improvement e.g. liability, negligence
Service user and family/carer perspectives on their involvement in quality improvement
Research and study skills for level 6 study, including digital literacy skills
Human factors principles within quality improvement
Entry Requirements
Applicants will have normally undertaken the NA6133 module (or equivalent) and 60 credits of other course modules before commencing on NA6169.
Assessments
A detailed and thorough written report of a proposed quality improvement project (4500 words)
Module Leader
Johannes Mellinghoff
Module Dates
2024-25 Semester 2 Falmer, Brighton Campus (Dates subject to change)
- February 11
- March 4, 25
Assessments submission date: 28th August 2025
Fees
If you are choosing this module as part of a postgraduate or community course, please contact fees@brighton.ac.uk for specific information on the fee for this module
If you are taking this as a single module or part of the BSc (Hons) Clinical Practice or BSc (Hons) Professional Practice course, the module fee is:
2024-25 £1670
Further Information
Please contact SHS-CPE-Admissions@brighton.ac.uk for further information about the module
This module can be taken as part of two top-up degrees: