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Published: 04 February 2025

Prospectus of Quality & Patient Safety Education & Learning Programmes 2025

The 2025 QPS Prospectus of Education and Learning Programmes contains details of training in areas such as:

  • quality improvement
  • incident management
  • open disclosure
  • clinical audit

This year we are delighted to again include quality and patient safety related programmes offered by other teams across the HSE. The prospectus also shares how to connect and network with others interested in improving quality and patient safety.

"As the National Clinical Lead for Quality and Patient Safety, I am delighted to present the 4th annual Prospectus of Quality & Patient Safety Education & Learning Programmes. This updated version builds on previous editions of the Prospectus."

Dr Orla Healy – National Clinical Lead for Quality and Patient Safety
New 2025 training programmes
  • Incident Management
    • eLearning modules on the Patient Safety Act 2023 and the Designated Person
  • Enterprise Risk Management
    • support video for HSE Excel Risk Register training
    • eLearning modules on Horizon Scanning and Bow-tie Analysis
  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
    • eLearning modules on Infection Prevention and Control Risk Assessment and The Role of the Registered Nurse/Midwife in Antimicrobial Stewardship.
  • The Quality Coach Development Programme and Train the Trainer programme.

We are also delighted to introduce two new learning programmes from the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).

  • how To Improve Data Quality For Health And Social Care Services
  • applying a Human Rights-based Approach in Health and Social Care: Putting National Standards Into Practice

QPS Competency Navigator

In addition to the prospectus we are delighted to share the HSE Quality and Patient Safety Competency Navigator. The Navigator is a comprehensive guide that will help you to identify your quality and patient safety learning needs. It will also support you in planning your personal and professional development which can be used alongside this Prospectus.

Access the QPS Competency Navigator (PDF, 162 Pages, 7.76 MB)

We hope you continue to avail of both resources as you plan your learning and development for the year ahead. We look forward to welcoming you onto our programmes in 2025.