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Quality and Patient Safety Improvement at University of Nottingham - UCAS

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Course summary

This unique degree programme develops your expertise in patient safety, human factors, and quality improvement and how this applies to practice. You will benefit from a strong practical element, as each module offers a mix of classroom-based teaching and access to a comprehensive suite of online learning resources, designed by our award winning e-learning group. Our programme is designed by an interdisciplinary collaboration, involving leading academics in health science, business and human factors, with key input from collaborative partners including:

  • NHS partners
  • Centre for Health Innovation Leadership and Learning
  • Human Factors Research Group (HFRG)
  • Trent Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre (Information and Insight Service)
Course content is delivered from nationally-recognised experts drawn from patient safety, improvement science, and human factors. Our Advisory Board also includes national and international experts whose role is to highlight emerging developments in these fields.

Modules

This course aims to deliver safety in the delivery of healthcare, via: Broadening and deepening knowledge and skills in quality and patient safety improvement, including human factors and organisational systems; the application of tools and techniques to explore practice-based problems; translating scientific and academic principles to practice; and implementing sustainable solutions for improvement in the quality of patient care. If you're studying the MSc pathway, you'll also complete a dissertation project which involves conducting a specific improvement project that addresses a significant quality or patient safety issue in practice.

Assessment method

Assessments include assignments, presentations and a dissertation.

Entry requirements

2.2 (or international equivalent) in any health, allied health or social care related subject and experience of relevant, personal, professional and education experience. English language requirements: IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element).

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For fee information, see www.nottingham.ac.uk/fees
Quality and Patient Safety Improvement at University of Nottingham - UCAS