How To Develop A Quality Improvement Plan

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4 Guide to Developing a Quality Improvement Plan October 2011 The details of the relevant licence conditions are available on the Creative Commons website (accessible using the links provided) as is the full legal code for the CC BY 3.0 AU licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/legalcode). The document must be attributed as the Guide to Developing a Quality Improvement Plan 978-0-642-78104-8 [PRINT] 978-0-642-78105-5 [PDF] 978-0-642-78106-2 [RTF] Contents About the National Quality Standard The National Quality Framework The National Quality Standard The self-assessment and quality improvement planning process The assessment and rating process National Quality Standard document suite The self-assessment and quality…show more content…
It is anticipated that services will have up to six weeks after receiving notification of the commencement of the assessment and rating process to undertake any necessary revisions to their existing plan before they submit it to the Regulatory Authority. Collaborate widely when developing the plan It is recommended that services adopt a collaborative approach to self-assessment and the development of their plan, involving wherever possible children, families, educators, staff members, management and other interested parties, such as representatives of a community agency that works with the service to support the inclusion of children with additional needs. Update the plan after assessment and rating It is recommended that the service update their Quality Improvement Plan after the assessment and rating process is completed to reflect the outcomes of the assessment and rating process. The assessment and rating process: detail A flow chart and steps with more detail are provided in the next section to help services understand the context of timeframes, the interconnected nature of self-assessment, quality improvement planning, and assessment and…show more content…
Identified issue During self-assessment, co-ordinators found that some educators did not have copies of health management plans for children with health needs, such as anaphylaxis and asthma. Improvement plan Standard/ element 2.1.1 What outcome or goal do we seek? For children’s health needs, such as anaphylaxis and asthma, health management plans must be kept at the educator’s residence, as well as at the scheme co-ordination office. Priority How will we get this (L/M/H) outcome? (Steps) High – Review all children’s enrolment forms and health management plans. – Survey families to ensure they have provided a health management plan for their child where relevant. – Encourage educators to liaise regularly with families about children’s health needs and to communicate with their co-ordinator so that copies of health management plans can be kept at both the residence and the scheme coordination office. Success

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