Quality Improvement Activity
In NHS Scotland, dentists are required to undertake Quality Improvement (QI) activities as part of their terms of service. These activities are designed to improve the quality of dental care provided, patient experience, and clinical effectiveness.
2022-2025 Quality Improvement Activity
The 2022-2025 Quality Improvement Activity Cycle is still live. You will need to complete the following 3 tasks:
- Team-Based Reflection
- Equality and Diversity Module
- Completion of a practice-level workforce census
A Learning Programme has been set up to help you check off each of the above tasks, upon completion eligible Dentists can claim their Quality Improvement Payment. Certificates are provided for each component of the Learning Programme, these should be used for the 2022-25 QI Cycle only and not to be used as verifiable CPD.
SDVTECC Quality Improvement Activities
For dentists who are working as assistants and who are intending to submit evidence of QI Activity to SDVTECC, when applying for a VT number by equivalence. If you are an assistant and are therefore required to undertake QI Activity, please email us at QI.Hub@nes.scot.nhs.uk to advise us of this BEFORE submitting your audit project proposal or your eSEA report(s).
Practices may continue to use QI tools such as eSEA and clinical audit, in house, to support good practice or comply with regulations such as keeping an up to date Radiation Protection File.
