Linking learning to National Standards. How recommendations from previous HIQA investigation, statutory inquiry and review reports (2009–2015) relate to specific National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare.

摘要

This is new guidance to help hospitals and healthcare providers improve quality and safety by linking recommendations — from previous HIQA investigations and reviews into healthcare services — with National Standards that they are expected to meet.ududFindings included:ud•22 recommendations in all seven reports relating to the importance of the correct model of care (this represented 9% of all 232 recommendations)ud•14 recommendations relating to the importance of integrated careud•40 recommendations were about the need for formalised accountability and governance arrangementsud•14 recommendations relating to management arrangements and eight linked to workforce competencies.ud•16 recommendations in four reports related to evidence-based healthcareud•16 recommendations relating to standards on monitoring effectiveness of careud•14 recommendations on systematic monitoring arrangements for identifying and acting on opportunities to improve careud•19 recommendations in all seven reports relating to the standard on acting on recommendations of investigations.