The aim of this assignment was to select a patient safety problem of interest to me and indicate the extent of the problem and also some approaches that are used to address this patient safety problem. The patient safety problem that will be discussed is medication errors in paediatric patients. This student will discuss increased risks associated with paediatric patients, types of medication errors that are common in paediatric patients in the clinical area, most common types of medication that
Deming state that higher quality leads to higher productivity, as a result leads to long term competitive strength. The theory is that improvements in quality lead to lower costs and high productivity because they result in less rework, fewer mistakes, fewer delays, and better use of time and materials. with better quality and lower prices, a firm can achieve a greater market share and thus stay in business, providing more and more jobs. Deming is best known for his theory of management as embodied
introduction of the project work, which contains an overview of the quality improvement concept. Company profile is discussed in order to increase knowledge over the quality control process. Then the identification of the quality related problem which is to be solved and methodology discussed to find the effectiveness of using Six Sigma in the project. At the end purpose and limitations of the thesis work are discussed. 1.1 Development of Quality Engineering: In today’s very big competitive world business-groups
compared. The process of aligning leadership teams and preparing individual learners might occur through implementing the key principles of Six Sigma business improvement to achieve bottom-line results in an accelerated time frame while measuring success in terms of achievements versus established goals in the areas of process improvement, financial gains, customer satisfaction, and innovation and growth (Allen,
provision of health and social services to the population of the Republic of Ireland. These services are delivered across Ireland in Hospitals, Health Centres and communities. The aim of many of the sectors within the HSE is Quality Improvement. the intent of a quality improvement activity is to identify a clinical performance or system process issue specific to the institution and implement an ongoing flexible system of evidence-based standard of care activities designed to improve outcomes in that
Quality Management (QM) is generally a philosophy of gradually improving the operations of a business. Every involved employee and business partner does this through the application of rigorous process analysis. QM is usually applied at the tactical, front-line level, where production, clerical, and low-level managers are deeply involved. There are a number of tools available to assist in a QM effort, such as list below but not exhaustive:- ▪ Benchmarking ▪ Failure analysis ▪ Plan-do-check-act (PCDA)
Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of high intentions, sincere efforts, intelligent direction and skillful execution. It is an attribute or characteristic whose dictionary meaning is the degree of goodness or worth of a person, place or thing. In determining the quality of a product, the customer's expectations about the product will be given the top most priority. In the present scenario, customer delight is the need of the hour in order to survive the cutthroat competition.
leadership in the clinical care environment will be provided, following which the importance of leadership for healthcare will briefly be discussed, simultaneously defining the qualities of a leader’s behaviour in influencing effective team work. A list of effective leadership behaviours and personal team leader qualities will be compiled, so as to highlight their ability to diagnose and apply appropriate and selective conceptual knowledge to a clinical practical leadership. Furthermore, the question
and cohesive approach is adopted with respect to training and learning (Alsagheer & Mohammed, 2011). Snee (2000) calls for research to help practitioners identify a robust set of improvement tools to be used in conjunction with the DMAIC process. Through a proper integration between Six Sigma methodology and other improvement / management initiatives any process can be improved into infinite position. However, as has been reported in the existing literatures, most of these integrations fail to take
Implications of Theory X and Y on Management Management is one of the main factors to develop organizations. There are many theories to approach for effective, efficient private and public organization. Among many theories, Douglas McGregor's "The Human Side of Enterprise" in which two motivational theories, Theory X and Theory Y were mentioned in his book in 1960. These two theories are based on human behaviors and defined about the attitude of managers and workers, as well as how worker are perceived