Quality workstream
The quality workstream has 3 specialty Quality Management Groups (sQMGs):
The Quality Workstream has 3 specialty Quality Management Groups (sQMGs) that are responsible for the governance around data and intelligence management including the management of Quality Management-Quality Improvement (QM-QI) visits for the specialties within their scope.
The membership of each sQMGs consist of a Lead Dean Director (LDD) (who chairs the group), a Deputy Lead Dean Director (DLDD) and Associate Postgraduate Deans for Quality Lead (APGDQ), Quality Improvement Managers (QIM) and Quality Improvement Administrators (QIA).
Other members include Associate Postgraduate Deans for specialties who bring intelligence around training issues in their specialties to the sQMGs, representatives of the Foundation and the General Practice-Occupational Medicine-Public Health Medicine sQMGs (where appropriate) as well as lay representation.
SQMGs meet every 4 months, and each reports on its activities to the overarching Deanery Quality Management Group (DQMG) via a SQMG highlights report.
SQMGs have 3 core functions that support their LDDs to effect their quality management responsibilities for their specialty groupings:
- Management of data and intelligence relating to training in their specialties including their Data Review Panels
- Review of Quality Management activities related to visits in their specialties
- Engagement with external and internal stakeholders around the QM-QI remit for their specialties (including support for the Specialty Training Board for the same specialties).
Quality Workstream Specialty Groupings
Workstream Leads for Quality
Lindsay Donaldson, Deputy Medical Director
Jill Murray, General Manager – jill.murray@nhs.scot
Alex McCulloch, Senior Quality Improvement Manager – alex.mcculloch@nhs.scot
Lead Dean Director and Deputy Dean Director Responsibilities
| Lead Dean Director/Deputy Directors | Responsibilities |
| Adam Hill, Alastair Campbell |
Medicine, Anaesthetics, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Diagnostics |
| Nitin Gambhir, Marion Slater |
GP, BBT, Public Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Mental Health |
| Greg Jones, Alastair Murray |
Foundation and Surgery |
Foundation and General Practice training in hospital is the responsibility of all sQMGs.
|
Specialty |
APGDQ |
QIMs |
QIAs |
|
Medicine, Anaesthetics, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Surgery |
Reem Al Soufi Fiona Drimmie Kerry Haddow |
Jennifer Duncan Vhari MacDonald |
Gayle Hunter Gaynor Macfarlane Claire Rolfe |
|
Diagnostics, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Paediatrics |
Brian Stewart
|
Patriche McGuire Helen Pratt |
Ashley Bairstow-Gay Lauren Hart
|
|
GP, BBT, Public Health and Mental Health
|
Kenneth Lee Cieran McKiernan Holly Metcalfe
|
Natalie Bain Fiona Paterson |
Janice Jenkins Susan Muir |
Data Team
Workstream Leads for Data
Adam Hill, Postgraduate Dean
Jill Murray, General Manager – jill.murray@nhs.scot
|
APGDQ |
Specialist Data & Information Analyst |
Data Managers |
Senior Analysts |
Data Admin |
|
Tracey Bradshaw |
Anita George |
Kelly More Hazel Stewart
|
Steven Irvine Karen Miller |
Kathryn Devoy
|
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