Quality Improvement: Theory and Practice in Healthcare

The purpose of this report is to provide a guide to the main approaches being used, in terms of their context as well as their impact, so that guidance on the situations where they might be most effective can be developed.

Abstract

The purpose of this report is: • to provide a guide to the main approaches being used, in terms of their context as well as their impact. This shows the emphasis and focus of these approaches, so that guidance on the situations where they might be most effective can be developed • to enable links to be made between aspects of quality improvement which are often regarded as separate; specifically improvement from clinical and organisational perspectives. Quality Improvement: Theory and Practice in Healthcare will be of use to all healthcare leaders who are interested in quality improvement, and will also be very relevant to clinical staff across a range of settings.