Quality Improvement is something everyone can benefit from –not just veterinary teams, but animals and owners too.
Pam Mosedale, QI Clinical Lead, explains the difference between clinical governance and Quality Improvement (QI), and how QI tools can help practice teams.
Melissa Donald, Chair of RCVS Standards Committee, explains why clinical governance is a Code of Professional Conduct requirement for vets and nurses.
Remind yourself about what the Code of Professional Conduct says about clinical governance.
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.
Have a look at the clinical governance module of the Practice Standards Scheme. Ideal to print off and share amongst your team.
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.
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.