Quality and Patient Safety Research
The HSE National Quality and Patient Safety (NQPS) have championed, supported and participated in Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) research through a variety of mechanisms including:
- The Evidence-based QUality Improvement and Patient Safety (EQUIPS) research network. EQUIPS is a network of researchers, healthcare professionals, patients and public who are working together to enhance the patient safety and quality research in Ireland. EQUIPS was co-funded with the Health Research Board (HRB). For more information on EQUIPS visit their website.
- Commissioning research on emerging QPS issues of national priorities
- Conducting and publishing in-house research and evaluations of our work
- Funding a PhD scholarship on measurement for improvement knowledge and skills among healthcare staff
- Applying for and receiving research grants to lead on QPS research projects
- Collaborating and participating as knowledge users in a variety of research projects
- The Research Collaborative in Quality and Patient Safety (RCQPS). This provided funding for 21 projects totaling €4.5 million.