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FMHU5007: Safety and Quality in Healthcare

2025 unit information

This unit of study pursues a critical analysis of errors in healthcare, starting with the theoretical constructs and practical applications underpinning professional standards, regulation, clinical governance and accreditation in health care organisations. Many factors influence a culture of safety and quality in the clinical environment across domains of organisational safety, teamwork, management accountability and consumer involvement. These factors and how they can impact patient care and quality improvement initiatives will be examined in this unit of study utilising a better practice (quality/continuity of care/health outcomes/governance) framework.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Medicine and Health

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit Nursing and Midwifery
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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Clinical experience as a registered health professional and/or employment for in a health service management role or health policy role.

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
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