Quality Assurance - A Pathway to Excellence

ISBN-13: 9780333749920 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 320 str.

Diana Sale

Opis

In the 1997 White Paper 'The New NHS, Modern, Dependable' the Government set out its plans for a new NHS with quality at its heart (a vision shared by many health professionals).
This book explores the application of the various approaches to quality assurance. The development of the subject, from its early days to the latest initiatives including guidelines, integrated care pathways and the new clinical governance instrument 'Probe', is explored as is its relevance to the pursuit of excellence.

Spis treści

Introduction: An Overview of the History of Quality Assurance.- Approaches to Quality Assurance.- Total Quality Management.- Clinical Audit.- Clinical Effectiveness, Clinical Guidelines and Evidence-Based Practice.- Clinical Governance.- Integrated Care Pathways.- Accreditation with a Difference.- Glossary of Terms.

O autorze

DIANA N.T. SALE, RGN, RCNT, is Management Consultant, 1066 Consultancy Ltd, Quality Assurance Consultant to Dorset Health Authority and Associate Project Manager for Price Waterhouse, Birmingham.