Several tools have been selected for the Quality Management System, with three recommended below for each component as a starting point.
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Planning for Quality
Strategic gap analysis
A tool that helps you find what is missing. It looks at where you are now and where you want to be.
Three horizons
A tool that helps build a long-term vision for a system and the steps required to get there.
Options appraisal
Guidance that helps you to make decisions. It takes people through each stage of a proposed process.
Improving Quality
Model for improvement
A TURAS learn Scotland tool to help you with standardised methodologies appropriate to the problem.
Plan do study act (PDSA)
A TURAS learn Scotland PDSA cycles tool that helps to test an idea by temporarily trialing a change and assessing its impact.
Maintaining Quality
Data visualisation
A TURAS learn Scotland tool that is an example of measurement dashboards and visual displays of data.
Statistical control charts
A TURAS learn Scotland tool to help you with the use of statistical process control charts.
Visual management boards
A Public Health Scotland, care assurance and improvement resource (CAIR) to visualise data on the quality of care.
Quality Assurance
Inspections and reviews
Information on the safe delivery of care in acute hospitals inspection programme.
Data collection and analysis
A TURAS Learn Scotland tool to help you with the use of statistical process control charts.
Data collection and analysis
A surgical safety checklist from the World Health Organisation, that can be used for internal quality assurance.