RCGP Quality Committee
The RCGP Northern Ireland Quality Committee is a sub group of
the RCGP Northern Ireland Council. The Quality Committee meets 4
times per year to:
- Take forward existing and new quality initiatives
on behalf of the Northern Ireland Council
- Manage and develop quality initiatives to improve
the standard of patient care and services in GP practices
- Influence activity and policy in Northern Ireland
that impacts on the quality and standards of primary care
Membership of the Quality Committee is made up from a range
of health professionals including GPs, Practice Managers and
Lay Representatives.
Current Members of the RCGP Northern Ireland Quality
Committee
| Dr John
O'Kelly |
Chairman (GP) |
| Dr Jeni McAughey |
Vice- Chair (GP) |
| Jackie Barr |
Practice Manager Member |
| Mark Nolan |
Lay Member |
| Ms Louise Briggs |
Nurse Practitioner Member |
| Dr Philip Lusty |
GP Member |
| Ms Carmel Turley |
Practice Manager Member |
Current work
Following the launch of the Future of
General Practice – A 10 Year Strategy (a joint strategy between
RCGP NI and the British Medical Association Northern Ireland (BMA
(NI)), the RCGP Northern Ireland Quality Committee set up a working
group, led by Dr John O’Kelly (Chair of the Quality Committee) to
produce a Model Practice Framework paper. The group which
includes Dr Jeni McAughey, Ms Jackie Barr and Mr Mark Nolan,
presented the final draft of the paper to the RCGP Northern Ireland
Council Executive Committee for consideration on 25 October 2011
and to RCGP Northern Ireland Council on 14 November 2011. The paper
will now go to the BMA (NI) for their observations.
Quality Practice Awards
The Northern Ireland Quality Committee, in conjuction with RCGP
Quality Practice Award Management Committee administer the Quality
Practice Awards in Northern Ireland.
Please visit the Quality Practice Award section of the website
for full details.
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Influencing Quality
Representatives and staff have had many excellent opportunities
in 2010/2011 to discuss and
influence the decision sof those who have the
responsibility of setting and implementing quality standards
within primary care.
To date the Quality Committee have had successful meetings
with the Regualtion and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) Dr
Sloan Harper, Director of Intergrated Care and the Northern Ireland
Health and Social Care Board and Dr Clare Loughrey, Director of
Postgraduate General Practice Education at the Northern Ireland
Medical and Dental Training Agency.
Commenting on the success of the meetings the
Chairman of the Quality Committee, Dr John O’Kelly explained that
“this year has seen a significant increase in work for the Quality
Committee. We have embarked on a series of strategically important
meetings with the Department of Health and the Regulation and
Quality Improvement Authority. These meetings have been fruitful
for the committee in developing the profile for all of the quality
programmes and initiatives”
Assessors Training
Assessment teams are made up of 3
members and comprise of a GP, Practice Manager and
Practice Nurse. RCGP Northern Ireland are always keen to support
representatives from these areas within the health sector to become
QPA assessors.
If you would like to become a Quality Practice Award
Assessor or would like more information on the work of the
Quality Committee please contact David
Fry at david.fry@rcgp.org.uk or on
028 9023 0055.
Quality Committee Operational Documents
Quality Committee
Constitution
Quality
Committee Operational Plan 2011/12