Summary
Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) cycles are an ideal quality improvement tool that can be used to test an idea by temporarily trialling a change and assessing its impact.
Content
- PDSA is a very structured four-step cycle which requires effort and discipline.
- It incorporates careful and detailed consideration of the following:
- Plan: A plan of what is to be tested including questions to be answered, predictions and answers to the questions and a plan for collection of data to answer the questions.
- Do: Carry out the test of change according to the plan, recording observations including unexpected outcomes/observations.
- Study: A comparison of the data against the predictions made in the plan and study the results.
- Act: Make a decision about the next course of action.
- Whilst the PDSA cycle originates from industry, it has been incorporated into the Model for Improvement
- It can be used to test ideas in the real or simulated context.
NHS Education for Scotland: Plan Do Study Act (PDSA)
https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/2274/quality-improvement-zone/qi-tools/pdsa
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