consultancy for nationwide Health Standards
Working with and learning from healthcare organisations for over 15 years, meant HCSU had the unique knowledge and skills to help organisations implement their quality improvement programmes and meet statutory requirements
Many of the UK government healthcare quality initiatives such as controls assurance and Healthcare Commission reviews were based on the standards and methodology pioneered by HCSU.
They offered a range of custom-built services to healthcare organisations, other public sector bodies and voluntary organisations, including:
- Internal audit
- Peer review and internal audit training
- Diagnostic reviews and evaluations
- Clinical governance reviews
- C ommunications audit
- Planning for patient and public involvement (click here for further details)
- Help in implementing The Healthcare Commission's recommendations and actionplans
- Standards development
- Development of policies and procedures
- Implementation of document control systems
- Process mapping
- Development of accreditation systems
- Project manager training and facilitation
- Networking with other organisations
- Past clients included:
British Association of Day Surgery (standards development - for further details click here)
Cornwall Healthcare Trust (accreditation scheme for nursing and residential care homes - for further details click here)
Department of Health - National Care Standards Commission (editorial advisors on the regulations and national minimum standards for independent healthcare)
Harley Street Clinic (internal communications - for further details click here)
Independent Healthcare Association working group on cosmetic surgery (standards development)
NatPaCT (editorial consultants in major revision of competency framework for PCTs - for further details click here)
National Cancer Action Team (peer review training - for further details click here)
Prison Health Policy Unit (facilitating the review of standards for health services for prisoners)
Royal College of Speech and Language therapists (assistance in implementing service accreditation)
