Road Map to Quality Assurance in The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit Services of Paediatric Oncology.

Paediatric Oncology Services have grown exponentially in India in the last decade. The country has been witnessing transformative steps towards Quality in all the Domains including the Healthcare Sector. It is prudent that there is a Quality Assurance Programme developed at all Points of Care in the Public Health Facilities. The Pillar 4 Evaluation and monitoring with information systems to improve outcomes of The WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancers publication CureAll Framework emphasises the need for capturing Quality indicators to monitor the quality of care at the Institutional, Regional, and National levels. Objectifiable and well-measurable quality criteria are necessary for direct information about the quality of care delivered to children with cancers in healthcare settings.  Hence the time is now ripe to develop Institutional and National Quality criteria in Paediatric Oncology.  Hence, this study titled Road Map To  Quality Assurance Programme in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatric Oncology Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology Bengalur  is envisaged as the First Step to achieve the above-mentioned Objective. There are very few Studies conducted about assessing the Health Care Quality and Patient Safety in The Paediatric Oncology Intensive Care Units. This Study aims to Continually Measure Quality Indicators and Develop the Quality Assurance Program for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of the Department of Paediatric Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru with the Objectives of Identifying Concerns for Point-of Care Quality Improvement through well-designed Quality Improvement Projects, To Identify and formulate a Paediatric  Oncologys Intensive Care Units specific Safety and Quality Indicators  and To compile the Quality Improvement Manual for the Paediatric Oncologys Intensive Care Unit. The National Health Systems Resource Centres NHSRC National Quality Assurance Standards NQAS checklists as applicable to Intensive Care Units and the National Accreditation Board For Hospitals and Healthcare Providers NABH 5Th Edition Hospital Accreditation Checklist would be used to assess the Current Status of Health Care Quality & Patient Safety. The NABH and NQAS Quality Indicators would be used to capture Outcome Indicators and formulate Paediatric Oncology Intensive Care Unit Specific Quality Indicators. The A3 Methodology would be implemented to Perform a Quality Improvement Project. The End Objective is to Evolve a Paediatric Oncology Intensive Care Unit Quality Assurance Programme which could be a precursor for a Paediatric Oncology Health Care Quality Assurance Programme.