Resources
NIAA Trainee Networks
www.niaa.org.uk/article.php?newsid=925
Research & Audit Federation of Trainees
PLAN - Research
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) describes the standards which govern research and It is compulsory to complete GCP training before performing any form of research. The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) has a section on GCP on their website and provide free online training and certificate. You first need to register for a Learning Account.
Good Clinical Practice Course e-Learning
www.niaa.org.uk/Introduction-to-Good-Clinical-Practice-e-learning
Links
National Institute for Academic Anaesthesia
http://www.niaa.org.uk
UCL Centre for Anaesthesia
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/anaesthesia/
Imperial - Section of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care
http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/apmic/
PLAN to Improve Quality (PLAN-IQ)
Quality improvement, improvement science, the PDSA cycle, driver diagrams, primary/ secondary/ outcome/ balancing measures, run charts, quality indicators, performance polygons…
What’s it all about?
‘Quality improvement’ is rapidly gaining prominence as a distinct process in healthcare. Closely affiliated to audit, it is concerned with the implementation and ongoing assessment of one or more changes to a system in order to bring about improved performance and/or outcomes.
‘Improvement science’ as a discipline is well described in its application to industry and many of the approaches and tools used are transferrable to healthcare.
Listed below are a number of open-access resources to help navigate your way through this exciting and rewarding field, however there is no substitute for hands-on experience. PLAN aims to support London anaesthetic trainees interested in getting involved by helping to co-ordinate quality improvement projects, sharing ideas and resources, and offering opportunities to present results at regional and national meetings.
Publications / Articles:
Quality Improvement in Anaesthesia
www.rcoa.ac.uk/system/files/CSQ-ARB2012-QIA.pdf
BMJ Quality - ‘Knowledge for Improvement’ open access supplement
http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/20/Suppl_1.toc
NHS IQ - First steps towards quality improvement: a simple guide to improving services
www.nhsiq.nhs.uk/resource-search/publications/nhs-imp-service-improvement-guide
The Health Foundation - Quality Improvement Made Simple
www.nhsiq.nhs.uk/resource-search/publications/thf-quality-improvement-made-simple
The Health Foundation - 12 tips for measuring improvement
http://www.health.org.uk/blog/twelve-tips-for-measuring-improvement
Quality Improvement - the way we see it
http://careers.bmj.com/careers/advice/view-article.html?id=20002524
Implementation Science - The behaviour change wheel
http://www.implementationscience.com/content/pdf/1748-5908-6-42.pdf
Organisations:
NHS Improving Quality
http://www.nhsiq.nhs.uk
Improvement Science London
http://islondon.org
BMJ Quality
http://quality.bmj.com
NHS England - Quality improvement and clinical leadership
http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/qual-clin-lead
The Health Foundation
http://www.health.org.uk
Patient Safety First campaign
http://www.patientsafetyfirst.nhs.uk
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
http://www.ihi.org
Other useful resources:
Royal Free Journal Club
https://journalblog.co.uk
