ABC of quality improvement in healthcare / edited by Tim Swanwick, Director of Clinical Leadership Development, NHS Leadership Academy, NHS England and Improvement, London, UK, Affiliate of the University of Birmingham Centre for Health and Social Care Leadership, Honorary Director of Undergraduate Education, Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, Emma Vaux, Consultant nephrologist and general physician, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, UK, Senior censor and Vice-president (education and training), Royal College of Physicians, London, UK.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1.What is Quality? / Emma Vaux -- 2.Quality Improvement / Cat Chatfield -- 3.Quality Improvement and the Healthcare Professional / Tricia Woodhead -- 4.Models of Improvement / Karen Evans -- 5.Getting People on Board / Lourda Geoghegan -- 6.Identifying a Problem / Ruth Glassborow -- 7.Understanding the Problem / Joanna Bircher -- 8.Developing and Testing Solutions / James Mountford -- 9.Measurement / Paul Sullivan -- 10.Embedding and Sustaining a Solution / John Dean -- 11.Spread and Dissemination / Aidan Fowler -- 12.Understanding Change / Brian Marshall -- 13.Creating Cultures of Improvement / Kiran Chauhan -- 14.The Future for Quality Improvement / Tim Swanwick.

"Quality improvement (QI) is embedded in the fabric of successful healthcare organisations across the world, with healthcare professionals increasingly expected to develop and lead improvement as a core part of their clinical responsibilities. As a result, QI is rapidly becoming a feature of the education and training programmes of all healthcare professionals. Written and edited by some of the leading clinicians and managers in the field, ABC of Quality Improvement is designed for clinicians new to the discipline, as well as experienced leaders of change and improvement. Providing comprehensive coverage and clear, succinct descriptions of the major tools, techniques and approaches, this new addition to the ABC series demystifies quality improvement and develops a broader understanding of what constitutes quality in healthcare. With practical examples of improvement interventions and the common pitfalls that can befall them, this book will support and enable readers to manage change projects within their own organisations. Relevant to doctors, dentists, nurses, health service managers and support staff, medical students and doctors in training, their tutors and trainers, and other healthcare professionals at various levels, ABC of Quality Improvement will give readers the confidence to embark on their own improvement projects, whoever, and wherever they may be"-- Provided by publisher.