Quality Management

 To view the LEP Visit reports and the Foundation Survey results please click on the links opposite. Further information on Quality Management within the deanery is provided below. If you require any further detail please do not hesitate to use the contact information supplied at the bottom of this page.    

NIMDTA and Quality Management

The standards for NIMDTA have been set by PMETB (Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board) and have been published in the Standards for Deaneries and the Generic Standards for Training. For further information please visit: http://www.pmetb.org.uk/
NIMTDA is required to submit a yearly Annual Deanery Report to and will be visited every 3 years by PMETB as part of VTD cycle and may also be visited as a triggered visit.
In order to carry out its role as a Deanery, NIMDTA is required to monitor local education and training providers as well as to submit an Annual Deanery Report to PMETB.  Each Local Education and Training Service Provider will be assessed against PMETB standards.
The Deanery carries out its functions of QM through:

1.   The conduct of surveys
End of Year Trainee Survey
Foundation School Survey

2.   The receipt and review of Reports and Action Plans by Quality Management Group
Specialty Schools Self Assessment
Local Education Providers Self Assessment

3.   The conduct of visits
Cyclical Monitoring Visits
Interim Progress Visits
Problem-Solving Visits

4.   The granting (with or without conditions) or withdrawal of trainees

Quality Management Group
Quality Management at NIMDTA is overseen by the Quality Management Group which was set up in March 2009 and meets every month under the Chairmanship of the Associate Dean for Secondary Care. It reports to the NIMDTA Board through the Chief Executive and the Senior Management Team. 

Aims of Group
NIMDTA is committed to promoting excellence in healthcare by delivering high quality postgraduate medical education and training. The Quality Management Group has therefore been set up to:
  • Monitor and assess progress against National Standards of postgraduate medical and dental training (GMC, PMETB, GDC) and ensure that they are being met in the Deanery
  • Ensure that areas of notable practice are shared across all specialties (through the Specialty Schools Forum)
  • Continuously improve the quality of postgraduate medical and dental education and training
  • Identify the factors which impact on the development of postgraduate education and training
     

Reports of GMC/QAFP visits to Posgraduate Medical Deaneries, including Northern Ireland, can be accessed from the General Medical Council by clicking HERE

Name & Position Contact Information

Gardiner, Mr Keith
Associate Postgraduate Dean

Tel: 028 9040 0044
Email: annie.smylie@nimdta.gov.uk

Smylie, Annie
Quality Management Executive Officer

Tel: 028 9040 0044
Email: annie.smylie@nimdta.gov.uk     Email: Quality@nimdta.gov.uk

 

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