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The All Wales Endoscopy Training Quality Assurance Group – Quality Management Framework and Work Programme.

This schematic diagram indicates the quality management framework in which the QA group will be operating highlighting the quality control tools providing information on Endoscopy Training in Wales, processes for QA management and QA Standards and Sources of Guidance against which performance must be measured. The relationship of the QA group to other key stakeholders is also represented.

The table includes the work programme required to fulfill the above QA agenda and the overall aims of the group;

Item

Source Data

Actions required

Review mechanism

WETN / Training Centres

Regional Training Leads

WIMAT admin / finance reports

WETN programme

WETN annual report

Collate information / reports

Review against JAG-QA Centres Guidance

Sign-off future course programme

Annual review

Health Boards / Endoscopy Units

JAG visit reports

T-GRS returns

Local Training Lead

JETS (Trainer performance)

Collate information / reports

Standardize training lead report*

Interrogate JETS regional data

Bi-annual

STCs / ARCP panels

Summary data on trainees progress

JETS e-portfolio (regional trends)

Collate information

Standardise summary sheet for ARP/STC completion*

Bi-annual communication with STCs

Sub-speciality training

JETS (ERCP/EUS/therapeutic)

Survey of trainers

(Sub-speciality rotations*)

Collate information

Collate training opportunities

Annual

Trainee data

Annual trainee survey*

Standardise an all-Wales endoscopy training survey*

Annual

Review of guidance / QA standards

GMC Guidance

JAG Guidance

Specialist Society Guidance

Practice standards

Training tools / equipment

Collate new developments

Summarize and publish on WAGE website

Bi-annual

Produce annual report

Summary of all above areas

Complete report sections

Agree amendments / conclusions

Circulate to all key stakeholders

Annual