Health & Social Care - Developing Safe Environments in Health & Social Care - Kerry
Overview
This programme is open to health and social care professionals and reflects service user safety as a concern across complex, fast moving and pressurised environments (World Health Organisation 2011). The minor award consists of two 5 credit modules: Ethical Judgement in Professional Leadership and Quality Improvement and Governance in Health & Social Care. Collectively, these two modules critically explore contemporary inter-professional working and communication as they influence service-user safety. Specific topics include professional accountability; moral responsibility; legal, professional and ethical aspects of the management of adverse events; promoting quality services by risk management; open disclosure policies; protecting and promoting rights of groups with specific needs; moral theory, ethical decision-making, whistle blower protection and national regulation for safer, quality-assured health and social care.
This programme responds to service need to implement the service-user safety agenda in accordance with national policy. The World Health Organisation has acknowledged that the education and training of healthcare professionals has "been underused and under-valued as a vital tool for addressing the challenges of achieving improved patient safety". This programme utilises the World Health Organisation Patient Safety Curriculum Guide to provide a growing awareness and recognition of service-user safety in health and social care.
Subjects taught
Ethical Judgement in Professional Leadership
Quality Improvement & Governance in Health and Social Care
Entry requirements
Prospective applicants must hold a NFQ level 8 qualification in nursing, health or social care or equivalent.
Application dates
Apply to Admissions Office Kerry Campus.
Admissions Office
Munster Technological University
North Campus
Tralee
Co. Kerry
V92 HD4V
E: admissionsKerry@mtu.ie
Credits
10
Duration
1 semester part-time.
Course Delivery
One semester part-time (lectures are delivered one day per week on the MTU Kerry Campus).
Fees
€1,125
Post Course Info
Progression
On successful completion of the programme, students will have gained 10 credits at NFQ level 9 that can contribute to the achievement of other academic awards, such as the MSc in Nursing at MTU.