Co-designing a national quality and patient safety competency framework for Ireland: insights from a qualitative exploratory study
By leveraging a co-design methodology and supported by exploratory qualitative research, this project developed a comprehensive, evidence-based QPS competency framework tailored to the needs of Ireland's healthcare workforce. The qualitative research provided systematic evidenced-based approach in integrating insights of stakeholder experiences and needs, enriching the co-design process and ensuring the framework's relevance and feasibility across diverse healthcare staff and settings.
Authors
- John Fitzsimons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9431-9749)
- Aoife De Brún (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0124-0893)
- Dimuthu Rathnayake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3919-6824)
- Louise Hendrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7722-6276)
- Gemma Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0929-0839)
- Veronica Hanlon
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (IE)
- Health Service Executive (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13678-6
- Primary Topic
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Health Service Executive