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State what is meant by clinical governance. [1]
JD SCIENCE
Quality, IQC/EQA and governance
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2.
State what is meant by IQC. [1]
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State what is meant by EQA. [1]
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State what is meant by uncertainty of measurement. [1]
5.
State what is meant by ISO 15189. [1]
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State what is meant by a clinical incident. [1]
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State what is meant by document control in HCS. [1]
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State what is meant by information governance. [1]
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State what is meant by service improvement. [1]
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State what is meant by the HCPC / AHCS standards (idea). [1]
11.
Chris is asked about clinical governance in a City & Guilds Healthcare Science paper.
(a) Describe clinical governance. [2]
(b) Explain why clinical governance is important in this topic. [3]
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Chris is asked about IQC in a City & Guilds Healthcare Science paper.
(a) Describe IQC. [2]
(b) Explain why IQC is important in this topic. [3]
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Chris is asked about EQA in a City & Guilds Healthcare Science paper.
(a) Describe EQA. [2]
(b) Explain why EQA is important in this topic. [3]
14.
Chris is asked about uncertainty of measurement in a City & Guilds Healthcare Science paper.
(a) Describe uncertainty of measurement. [2]
(b) Explain why uncertainty of measurement is important in this topic. [3]
15.
Chris is asked about ISO 15189 in a City & Guilds Healthcare Science paper.
(a) Describe ISO 15189. [2]
(b) Explain why ISO 15189 is important in this topic. [3]
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Chris is asked about a clinical incident in a City & Guilds Healthcare Science paper.
(a) Describe a clinical incident. [2]
(b) Explain why a clinical incident is important in this topic. [3]
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EQA 3 times a year. In 4 years? [3]
18.
IQC fail 2 of 25 days. Percentage? [3]
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Turnaround target 60 min, actual 75 min. Percentage over? [3]
20.
An uncertainty is ±0.2 on 5.0. Relative %? [3]
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Incidents 6, 2 caused harm. Percentage harm? [3]
22.
A PDSA cycle weekly for 8 weeks. Cycles? [3]
23.
Chris carries out a T-Level occupational task on quality and governance in healthcare science. This is a typical City & Guilds required-practical style question.
(a) Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable. [2]
(b) State one control variable and explain why it must be controlled. [2]
(c) Suggest one improvement or source of error and how it affects the result. [2]
24.
Chris carries out writing or following an SOP for quality and governance in healthcare science. This is a typical City & Guilds required-practical style question.
(a) Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable. [2]
(b) State one control variable and explain why it must be controlled. [2]
(c) Suggest one improvement or source of error and how it affects the result. [2]
25.
Chris carries out a COSHH / risk-assessment review for quality and governance in healthcare science. This is a typical City & Guilds required-practical style question.
(a) Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable. [2]
(b) State one control variable and explain why it must be controlled. [2]
(c) Suggest one improvement or source of error and how it affects the result. [2]
26.
Chris carries out data review in a LIMS or quality log for quality and governance in healthcare science. This is a typical City & Guilds required-practical style question.
(a) Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable. [2]
(b) State one control variable and explain why it must be controlled. [2]
(c) Suggest one improvement or source of error and how it affects the result. [2]
27.
Compare clinical governance with uncertainty of measurement. [4]
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Compare IQC with ISO 15189. [4]
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Compare EQA with a clinical incident. [4]
30.
Compare uncertainty of measurement with document control in HCS. [4]
31.
Apply your knowledge of document control in HCS to this situation: version on the analyser [3]
32.
Apply your knowledge of information governance to this situation: smartcards, lock screens [3]