Discover the Secrets to Providing High-Quality Health & Social Care Without Time Drain
Quality Is Critical to Care
- 1GLOBAL CRISIS IN CARE QUALITY
In high-income countries (HIC), 1 in every 10 patients is harmed while receiving care. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), an estimated 134 million adverse care events occur each year, causing 2.6 million preventable deaths (WHO; Harvard Global Health Institute). - 2A STAGGERING ECONOMIC COST
In HIC, 15% of hospital expenditure is due to mistakes in care or hospital-acquired infections. In LMICs, an estimated 1.4 - 1.6 trillion USD is lost each year in lost productivity due to poor quality care and its consequences (WHO). - 3MOST ADVERSE EVENTS ARE PREVENTABLE
Globally, up to 40% of patients are harmed in primary and outpatient health care, of which 80% are preventable. In HIC, 50% of adverse events from poor quality are preventable. The most detrimental errors are related to diagnosis, prescription and the use of medicines (WHO). - 4EVEN SIMPLE MEASURES ARE EFFECTIVE
There are many quality improvement approaches and methods. The most effective of these are usually the simplest. Even the simple measure of engaging patients and involving patients in decisions can reduce the burden of harm by up to 15% (WHO). - 5LACK OF TECHNICAL CAPACITY & TIME
Most health and social care professionals are not trained to undertake quality improvement projects. Those who are trained are overloaded with direct patient care and are unable to invest time in starting, let alone continuously monitor, quality in their facilities.
Poor Quality Affects YOUR facility...
How We Can Help...
IDENTIFY HIGH PRIORITY AREAS
Whether you are preparing for a regulatory visit, such as from CQC, or you are having specific quality problems, we can help you conduct assessments and identify high priority areas and help you focus on improving those areas.
DESIGN APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS
Different quality problems require different solutions. We can help you design bespoke solutions based on the results of your quality assessments to meet your specific needs. We use a variety of approaches and methods.
IMPLEMENT INTERVENTIONS
Action is crucial to quality improvement, but this is where most facilities struggle. We understand how busy staff are in health and social care. We'll support you to implement quality improvement interventions.
MONITOR PROGRESS
This is one of the areas often forgotten by health and social care professionals. We'll help you conduct intermittent assessments to ensure that you quality improvement efforts get results.
Why Work With Us?
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