developing a plan or amending policies, procedures A register of quality improvement activities that are and protocols. planned or have been implemented in response to monitoring You should communicate to team members the areas Quality improvement plan with timeframes and where improvements are needed, and educate them responsibilities for improvement activities about any new plans or initiatives, and any changes to Examples of improvement activities undertaken to policies, procedures and protocols. address areas requiring action You should monitor the implementation of any new Agenda items, minutes or other records of meetings plans, initiatives or revised policies, procedures and where quality activities are discussed protocols. Other: For a small dental practice, to maximise quality of care, you may consider maintaining a list or register of the quality activities you have implemented and their results. For a dental practice or service, you may use key performance indicators for safety and quality of care developed by the safety and quality committee, with a record of the actions you have taken to improve the quality of care. practice Care provided by the clinical workforce is guided by current best practice. Developing and/or applying clinical guidelines or pathways that are supported by the best available evidence Agreed and documented clinical guidelines and/or pathways are available to the clinical workforce Reflective questions Suggested strategies Evidence examples Which clinical guidelines do You should identify clinical guidelines and pathways, Policies, procedures or protocols that outline the use we use, where do they come consult with relevant members of the dental team and of clinical guidelines by dental practitioners and other from and how do our dental adopt those that are most relevant to the care provided team members providing care team members access them? in the practice. You should also ensure that the clinical Access to printed or electronic copies of clinical guidelines are current and accessible to all who need to guidelines for dental practitioners and other team use them. members providing care Other:
developing a plan or amending policies, procedures and protocols. You should communicate to team members the areas where improvements are needed, and educate them about any new plans or initiatives, and any changes to policies, procedures and protocols. You should monitor the implementation of any new plans, initiatives or revised policies, procedures and protocols. For a small dental practice, to maximise quality of care, you may consider maintaining a list or register of the quality activities you have implemented and their results. For a dental practice or service, you may use key performance indicators for safety and quality of care developed by the safety and quality committee, with a record of the actions you have taken to improve the quality of care. A register of quality improvement activities that are planned or have been implemented in response to monitoring Quality improvement plan with timeframes and responsibilities for improvement activities Examples of improvement activities undertaken to address areas requiring action Agenda items, minutes or other records of meetings where quality activities are discussed Other: practice Care provided by the clinical workforce is guided by current best practice. Developing and/or applying clinical guidelines or pathways that are supported by the best available evidence Agreed and documented clinical guidelines and/or pathways are available to the clinical workforce Reflective questions Suggested strategies Evidence examples Which clinical guidelines do we use, where do they come from and how do our dental team members access them? You should identify clinical guidelines and pathways, consult with relevant members of the dental team and adopt those that are most relevant to the care provided in the practice. You should also ensure that the clinical guidelines are current and accessible to all who need to use them. Policies, procedures or protocols that outline the use of clinical guidelines by dental practitioners and other team members providing care Access to printed or electronic copies of clinical guidelines for dental practitioners and other team members providing care Other:
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