The purpose of the Quality, Safety and Experience Committee (QSEC) is to:
- Scrutinise, assess and seek assurance in relation to the patient impact, quality and health outcomes of the services provided by the Board.
- Provide evidence based and timely advice to the Board to assist it in discharging its functions and meeting its responsibilities with regard to the quality and safety of health care provided and secured by the University Health Board.
- Provide assurance that the Board has an effective strategy and delivery plan(s) for improving the quality and safety of care patients receive, commissioning quality and safety impact assessments where considered appropriate.
- Assure the development and delivery of the enabling strategies within the scope of the Committee, aligned to organisational objectives and the Annual Plan/Integrated Medium Term Plan for sign off by the Board.
- Provide assurance that the organisation, at all levels, has the right governance arrangements and strategy in place to ensure that the care planned or provided across the breadth of the organisation’s functions, is based on sound evidence, clinically effective and meeting agreed standards.
- Receive assurance on delivery against the areas of targeted intervention, and the required elements for de-escalation, that are aligned to the Committee (see Appendix 1 for additional detail):
The full role of the Committee is detailed in the Quality Safety and Experience Committee Terms of Reference (PDF, 328Kb, opens in new tab)
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