Introduction to Quality Improvement
CPD: 5 minutes
QI is something everyone can benefit from –not just veterinary teams, but animals and owners too.
How can Quality Improvement help with clinical governance?
CPD: 20 minutes
Pam Mosedale, QI Clinical Lead, explains the difference between clinical governance and QI and how QI tools can help practice teams.
Clinical governance and the Code of Professional Conduct
CPD: 5 minutes
Melissa Donald, Chair of RCVS Standards Committee, explains why clinical governance is a Code of Professional Conduct requirement for vets and nurses.
Clinical governance section of the Code of Professional Conduct
CPD: 10 minutes
Remind yourself about what the Code of Professional Conduct says about clinical governance.
Clinical governance and the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme
CPD: 15 minutes
Anne Lawson one of the RCVS Practice Standards Assessors, explains what all practices need to do at the different levels of the Practice Standards Scheme (PSS), from core standards to the awards.
Clinical governance module of the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme
Have a look at the clinical governance module of the Practice Standards Scheme. Ideal to print off and share amongst your team.
Quality Improvement in veterinary regulation
CPD: 30 minutes
Lizzie Lockett, CEO of the RCVS, discusses her personal perspective on QI, why it's important for all people working in practice to be alive to change, and RCVS initiatives that support the adoption of QI.
Developing consensus for definitions of key veterinary-specific quality improvement (QI) terms
This eDelphi study, led by the University of Nottingham and supported by RCVS Knowledge and CVS, aimed to find a consensus around the definitions of key Quality Improvement terms use in veterinary care.