Lean six sigma for Healthcare sector
BURAAQ UK, through its Lean Six Sigma for Healthcare Sector program, equips healthcare professionals with tailored strategies and tools to tackle sector-specific challenges. Participants learn how to apply the DMAIC framework—Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control—to real-world clinical and administrative processes, enabling faster triage, reduced medication errors, and smoother patient admissions.
Aim of Lean six sigma for Healthcare sector
The aim of this program is to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge, tools, and methodologies of Lean Six Sigma to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare services.
Course Overview
Lean six sigma for Healthcare sector
Total Modules 6
Training Credits 24
Directed Learning Hours (DLH) 120
Course Code BUK1689
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or diploma in:
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Pharmacy
- Healthcare administration
- Biomedical sciences
- Public health
- Allied health or other relevant fields
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or diploma in:
- Professional Background (any of the following):
- Doctors, nurses, and paramedics
- Healthcare administrators and hospital managers
- Public health professionals
- Medical technologists and lab supervisors
- Pharmacists
- Healthcare quality assurance officers
- Medical students (final year or interns with interest in quality/process improvement)
Non-clinical staff involved in hospital operations, HR, or patient services
| Course Code | Curriculum Title | Credit | DLH |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUK1689-1 | History of Six Sigma | 3 | 15 |
| BUK1689-2 | Project Definition, Project Charter | 3 | 15 |
| BUK1689-3 | Values Stream Mapping (VSM), Spaghetti Diagram | 3 | 15 |
| BUK1689-4 | Hypothesis Testing | 3 | 15 |
| BUK1689-5 | Mistake Proofing | 3 | 15 |
| BUK1689-6 | Cost/Benefit Analysis | 3 | 15 |
| BUK1689-7 | Waste in Education | 3 | 15 |
| BUK1689-8 | Control Methods and Plans | 3 | 15 |
Learning Objectives
- History of Six Sigma
- The Define Phase
- The Measure Phase
- Define/MeaUnderstanding the Current State)
- Project Definition, Project Charter
- Values Stream Mapping (VSM), Spaghetti Diagram
- Normality, Stability, Capability Analyses
- Analyze (Understanding Variation and Causal Factors)
- Analysis Plan
- Hypothesis Testing
- T-Test, Chi-Square, Correlation, Regression, Equal Variances
- The Improve Phase
- Improve/Control (Generating Breakthrough Improvements)
- Mistake Proofing
- Kaizen
- Single Piece Flow
- Cost/Benefit Analysis
- Balance To Takt, 5s, Operational Methods Sheets, Control Charts
- Applying Lean in Education
- Value in Education
- Waste in Education
- The Control Phase
- Control Methods and Plans
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, diploma
- professional certification
- Professional Experience (Preferred but not mandatory)
- Minimum 1 year of experience in a clinical or healthcare administrative role is preferred.
- Fresh graduates and interns are also eligible, especially if they are:
- All Modules within this qualification are assessed internally by the approved training Centre and externally verified by BURRAQ UK. The program uses a criterion-referenced assessment approach to ensure that learners successfully meet all required learning outcomes.
- A Pass in any unit is granted only when the learner submits valid, reliable, and authentic evidence that demonstrates achievement of the assessment criteria. The Assessor is responsible for reviewing this evidence and confirming that the learner has attained the expected standard.