QA Framework for DHSSPS Commissioned Development and Education Programmes (non NMC registered or recorded) Barbara Bradley Professional Officer, NIPEC

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QA Framework for DHSSPS Commissioned Development
and Education Programmes (non NMC registered or
recorded)Barbara BradleyProfessional Officer,
NIPEC
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Monitoring DHSSPS commissioned programmes

• DHSSPS engaged NIPEC to quality assure non-NMC
  regulated programmes commissioned by them
• Process commenced 2005-2006 with the initial
  sampling of one programme from each education
  provider in NI

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Commissioned Programmes Activities

• The range of commissioned activities may
• include
• Single modules or short programmes leading to an
  academic award
• Study days
• Practice Development activities
• provided by In-service Education Consortia,
  HEI, HPSS Trusts and others

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Role of NIPEC

• The commissioners and Trusts require assurances
  that the quality of education and development
  activities meets their requirements
• A Quality Assurance process has been developed
  for implementation by NIPEC
• This will focus on the contribution of
  commissioned education and development activities
  to enhance patient and client care through
  improving the knowledge and skill base of the
  participants

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The Quality Assurance Framework

• Ten underpinning principles
• The principles are statements of good practice
  which address
• Programme content and outcomes
• Partnership working
• Value for money

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Quality Assurance Framework

• Education providers and Trusts (funded by DHSSPS)
  will provide assurances that the commissioned
  programmes / activities comply with the
  underpinning principles.
• NIPEC will test a sample of provision each year
  (agreed with DHSSPS) to determine the extent of
  compliance

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Underpinning Principles

• Evidence of appropriate learning outcomes and an
  explanation of how these will be evaluated
• 2 A clear link between the learning outcomes
  and improvements in patient / client care
• 3 Clear and appropriate programme
  documentation
• 4 A systematic approach to programme design

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Underpinning Principles cont.

• 5 Those involved in programme development /
  delivery have the necessary expertise
• 6 Evidence of positive partnership working
  between education service
• 7 The programme / activity demonstrates value
  for money
• 8 Scope for the involvement of lay service
  user perspectives to inform programme development

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Underpinning Principles

• The programme / activity is provided using
  appropriate delivery methods and is adequately
  resourced
• 10. Internal QA processes are robust, involve all
  stakeholders and demonstrate that the activity
  has met the required criteria

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NIPEC Monitoring Systems

• NIPEC will monitor education /service compliance
  with the underpinning principlesusing a sampling
  framework
• Each provider will submit an annual summary to
  the DHSSPS at the end of each monitoring year (1
  Oct to 30 Sept) to
• Demonstrate level of compliance with the
  principles
• Identify any issues that have been identified by
  QA processes
• Provide an action plan to manage issues arising

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In partnership with DHSSPS / NIPEC will

• Review the annual summary report from each
  provider
• Identify annual themes for monitoring
• Monitor specific areas of provision on a sampling
  basis

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Monitoring activities

• Review programme / activity documentation
• Meet with managers
• Meet with individuals in lead roles
• Meet with participants / students

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and finally

• All monitoring activities will be negotiated with
  provider organisations to agree arrangements
• NIPEC will provide a monitoring report to each
  provider at the end of each monitoring cycle
  copied to DHSSPS
• The QA framework will commence with a small
  sample in 2005-2006 and will be fully implemented
  from October 2006 onwards