Quality & Safety - Health & Social Care - Mayo

This programme equips students with skills such as critical thinking and critical analysis of evidence-based practice that promotes a high-performance culture of reflecting the evolving nature and demands of contemporary health and social care delivery. Graduates of this programme have developed critical understanding of developing and sustaining quality and safe care as relevant to their own professional area.



Who should apply?

This programme has been designed for people working across health and social care organisations in administrative and or practitioner roles, who want to expand their skills and qualifications. Graduates will particularly benefit in pursuing a career path in quality management, audit, compliance, general management, governance, and person safety roles.

What will I study?

Postgraduate Diploma (Quality and Safety (Health and Social Care):

Governance & Compliance for Quality

Safer Systems

Quality & Innovation

Person Safety

Critical Thinking & Decision Making

Applied Research

Applicants require an Honours Degree (H2.2) in any health or social care discipline or recognised cognate professional qualification and 1 year full-time relevant work experience which must be in the last five years.



Recognition of Prior Learning: Yes.

Flexible learning courses are popular, and they fill on a first come, first served basis. There are two major intake periods throughout the academic year, September and January.



For January start courses, applications typically open in October, and for September start courses, applications typically open in February. Closing dates for applications are listed on the individual course webpage.

1 year part-time, blended delivery.



Study Hours

It is recommended that students allow up to 10 hours per week per 10 credit module for studies.



On-Campus Attendance

In Year 1, there are a total of 16 days on-site at the Mayo Campus across the academic year (eight 2-day sessions; four in Semester 1 and four in Semester 2). These residential days are typically on Thursday afternoons and all day on Fridays.



In Year 2, students undertake a dissertation. Students are allocated a supervisor for the academic year. Supervision meetings dates are agreed by the student and the supervisor and may be held in person or virtually

Progression Pathways

Many of our Masters programmes are structured in a way that includes recognised entry and exit awards. This means that you can apply for part of Masters first and learn at your own pace or if you are unable to complete the full programme, you can still gain a recognised qualification. Our entry and exit awards typically include Postgraduate Certificate award and a Postgraduate Diploma award.