In the busyness of every day in the clinic, it can be difficult to see opportunities to make the systems and processes used to deliver health care easier, safer and more sustainable. Good ideas, collaboration and sometimes small tweaks can improve the quality and safety of the service and health outcomes. Sometimes even a small change can help everybody have a better experience.
The biggest barriers to change are knowing the outcome you want to see and taking the first steps. Making improvements takes collaboration. Start by speaking with colleagues and clients about their priorities and how things could be better.
Once you have a goal, you have an improvement project that everyone can support and contribute to, and you can begin your quality improvement journey.
For guidance on continuing your quality improvement process, CRANAplus has developed the free module, Remote Area Clinical Governance Guide, as a brief introduction to clinical governance and quality improvement concepts. Designed for all health service staff, including clinicians, it has resources to support you in implementing clinical governance systems and improving your rural or remote health service. Fully exploring this module will take around two hours and, along with your learning reflection, will contribute to your CPD.
Access the free module, Remote Area Clinical Governance Guide.
