Module - Patient Safety in Clinical Practice HCPD6269

On successful completion, you will be able to:

1. Appraise the resources and challenges to achieve safe care delivery for patients
2. Propose and critically review a solution focussed approach to manage problems, issues and challenges to patient safety
3. Demonstrate understanding of the professional values and behaviours which impact on patient safety
4. Critically analyse how learning from this module may transform your understanding of your practice.

The basis for this module will be the impact of human factors and ergonomics on patient safety in relation to patients. The module will explore the challenges, problems and issues experienced within health care, workforce & resource planning, communication and human behaviours, team functionality, patient safety legislation and policy.

How you will be assessed

• Formative Assessment
  Within the distance learning activities, you will analyse an area of clinical practice which impacts on patient safety and the potential solution required, feedback will directly inform the summative assessment.
• Summative Assessment
  Oral assessment/presentation

Participation in the distance learning activities and formative components of the module will help prepare you to undertake and succeed in the summative assessment. To be eligible to study this module, you must be a registered healthcare professional. You must demonstrate the ability to study at this level and commit to attempting the assessment. When taken as part of a specific named award, the module content and assessment must be focussed on that subject of the award.

You must demonstrate the ability to study at this level and commit to attempting the assessment. If you have studied the equivalent module at Level 6 then you cannot also study this Level 7 version. Students who successfully complete this module as a stand-alone module will be eligible for a university transcript of credit.

20 Credit Health Module Pricing

CPD Pricing structure

Tuition Fees Policy

Tuition fees are set annually and are subject to review each year. The University may therefore raise tuition fees in the second or subsequent years of a course, in line with inflation and/or the maximum permitted by law or government policy. Students will be notified of any changes as soon as possible.