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Guidance on a data quality framework

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Introduction

Accurate, relevant and timely data is essential in order to deliver services and improve health and social care. It can be used to inform decision-making, monitor diseases, organise services, support policy making, conduct quality research and plan for future health and social care needs, both at local and national level.

Online learning course
HIQA has developed an online learning course on How to improve data quality for health and social care services to explain the importance of data quality, and assist organisations to implement HIQA’s Guidance on a data quality framework, see the modules below:

This module is aimed at all health and social care professionals, and introduces the concept of data and information quality.

The course is hosted on HSELanD in the course catalogue ‘Health & Social Care Professionals’.

Alternatively, you can complete the module here, but it will not be possible to receive a certificate of completion..

 

 

This module is aimed at anyone who is working improve data quality within their service or organisation. It introduces the concept of a data quality framework and how it can be used drive improvement in health and social care.

The course is hosted on HSELanD in the course catalogue ‘Health & Social Care Professionals’.

Alternatively, you can complete the module here, but it will not be possible to receive a certificate of completion.

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The importance of data quality in health and social care
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