Identify a problem or issue in your own practice context that requires improvement.

You should prepare a 4500 word essay that: identifies a required improvement in practice, how this impacts upon the delivery of safe, effective and person-centred care, and how you would plan for the successful implementation of this quality improvement The essay will require you to bring an analytical and challenging approach to the subject area. It will involve a critical reflection of your own area of practice that demonstrates a good understanding of the quality and clinical governance agenda and the factors that impact on its implementation. The following additional guidance should assist you in developing your essay: Content Specific 1. Identify a problem or issue in your own practice context that requires improvement. This will form the basis for proposing and planning how to lead and manage a practice-based quality improvement change 2. Analyse the importance of the quality improvement in contributing to the goal of achieving high quality, safe, effective and person-centred care in the area in which you work, and how this fits with the local/national agenda, activities and structures 3. Provide a discussion that outlines how you would plan to implement your quality improvement. As part of this plan you should clearly identify and justify your role/contribution in taking forward the improvement (*the use of 1st person is only acceptable within this section) 4. Identify and critically discuss the key issues you would need to consider in the implementation of the quality improvement within your own workplace, and how you would overcome any challenges associated with them. You may consider issues such as leadership, change management, culture, or any other relevant areas from the module. You could consider a number of issues but including them all means that their treatment would be superficial. The issue(s) you choose should be those that you believe may present challenges in the implementation of the change.