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Clinical Governance Flashcards

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What is clinical governance?

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A systematic approach to maintaining and improving the quality of patient care within a health system

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What are the dimensions of healthcare equality?

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  • person-centred
  • safe
  • effective
  • efficient
  • equitable
  • timely
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What is meant by patient-centred healthcare quality?

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Partnership between patient, families and those delivering healthcare which respects individual needs and values and demonstrates compassion, continuity, clear communication and shared decision making

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What is meant by safe healthcare quality?

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  • no avoidable injury or harm from healthcare received
  • appropriate, clean and safe environment provided for delivery of healthcare services
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What is meant by effective healthcare quality?

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  • does the intervention work?
  • the most appropriate interventions, support and services provided to everyone
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What is meant by efficient healthcare quality?

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  • is the output (benefit) maximised for the given input (costs)?
  • wasteful or harmful variation eradicated
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What is meant by equitable healthcare quality?

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  • are all patients fairly treated?
  • is the distribution of care based on need?
  • high quality services provided to everyone, no matter who they are or where they live
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What is meant by timely healthcare quality?

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appropriate treatment, support and services provided at the right time for everyone

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What factors can contribute to adverse healthcare events occuring?

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  • human factors such as teamwork, communication, stress and burnout
  • structural factors such as reporting systems, infrastructure, workforce loads and the environment
  • clinical factors such as complexity of care & length of stay
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What are the different components that make up clinical governance?

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  • education & training
  • clinical audit
  • clinical effectiveness
  • research & development
  • openness
  • risk management
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What can help ensure that the dimensions of healthcare quality & the clinical governance process are delivered?

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  • setting quality standards
  • delivering quality standards
  • monitoring quality standards
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What is meant by “setting good quality standards” ?

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systematically developed statements which assist in the decision-making about appropriate healthcare for specific clinical conditions

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What is the aim of clinical guidelines?

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Aim to improve the quality of healthcare provided

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What are the uses of clinical guidelines?

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  • provide recommendations for the treatment & care of individuals
  • used to develop standards for clinical audit
  • used in education & training of health professionals
  • help patients to make informed decisions
  • improve communication between patient & health professionals
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Give examples of clinical guidelines used in Scottish dentistry:

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  • SIGN guidelines
  • NICE
  • SDCEP
  • Healthcare Improvement Scotland
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What study type is considered evidence level 1?

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Systematic review (cochrane) & RCT

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What study type is considered evidence level 2?

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Cohort

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What study type is considered evidence level 3?

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Case-control

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What study type is considered evidence level 4?

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Case series

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What study type is considered evidence level 5?

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Narrative Review, editorial

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What is considered the strongest type of scientific evidence?

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Meta-analysis & systematic reviews

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What is considered the weakest type of scientific evidence?

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Case reports, opinion papers & letters

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Give examples of some key clinical governance activities that are carried out to ensure quality standards are maintained in healthcare?

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  • education & training/CPD of all staff
  • risk management
  • openness of poor performance & practise
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What is CPD? How does it apply to dentistry?

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Continuing Personal Development
- “the ethical duty of dentists to continue to undertake appropriate continuing education for the duration of their professional practise” (GDC)

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What is involved in CPD?

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Provides NHS staff the opportunity to continuously update their skills & knowledge
- eg taking part in educational courses

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What are the CPD requirements for dentists as set out by the GDC?

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100 hours verifiable CPD within 5 year cycle & at least 10 hours verifiable across 2 consecutive years (from 2017 onwards)

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What is the format of CPD for dentists?

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  • courses and lectures
  • training days
  • peer review
  • clinical audit
  • reading journals
  • attending conferences
  • E-learning activity
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What are some CPD topics that are highly recommended by the GDC?

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  • medical emergencies
  • disinfection & decontamination
  • radiography & radiation protection
  • legal and ethical issues
  • complaints handling
  • oral cancer: early detection
  • safeguarding children and young people
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What is the function of the Scottish Dental Reference Service (SDRS)?

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To monitor quality and probity of dental treatment by reviewing a sample of patients each year

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What is the definition of a clinical audit?

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a quality improvement process that seeks to improve patient care and outcomes through systematic review of care against explicit criteria and the implementation of change
- ensures what should be being done is being done

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What are the steps involved in a clinical audit ?

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  • select topic
  • set agreed standards & decide on data requirements
  • observe practise & collect data
  • analyse data & determine any deviation from standard
  • identify any areas of change required
  • make necessary changes
  • repeat audit process
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Discuss the 5 parts of the audit cycle:

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  1. identify problem or issue
  2. set criteria & standards
  3. observe practise / data collection
  4. compare performance with criteria & standards
  5. implement change
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