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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
List of Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction
Introduction
What is the role of evidence?
How can guidance be used to track improvement?
What are the challenges to achieving quality improvement?
How does NICE support implementation?
Summary overview
Learning from practice
References
Further reading
Chapter 2: Practical actions for health care providers
Introduction
Why take a systematic approach to guidance implementation in a health care provider organisation?
What defines quality improvement for health care providers?
What practical advice do health care providers require?
Summary
Learning from practice
References
Further reading
Chapter 3: Identifying a high-quality evidence base
Introduction
Why it is important to seek high-quality evidence
How does guidance support evidence-based medicine?
How can the standard of guidance development be checked?
How does guidance perform against these standards?
Can the ability of guidance to improve patient outcomes be checked?
How can high-quality evidence be found?
What if there is no relevant high-quality guidance?
How to get high-quality evidence into practice?
Learning from practice
References
Further reading
Chapter 4: Key challenges to implementation and effective interventions
Introduction
What are the main factors that will influence an implementation project?
How to move forward?
How to assess current barriers and facilitators?
How to find out more about behaviours and barriers?
How to prioritise action?
What interventions should be used in the implementation plan?
How to design the implementation project and evaluation?
Summary overview
Learning from practice
References
Further reading
Chapter 5: Using financial systems to support improved care
Introduction
Why is good financial management important?
Can financial systems and levers help drive improvements in the provision of health care?
How is quality incentivised in the English NHS?
How can funding arrangements incorporate NICE and other evidence-based guidance?
What are the components of a good business case?
Why should finance be considered across a health economy?
Summary
Learning from practice
References
Further reading
Chapter 6: Using measurement to support change and improvements in health care
Introduction
How can measurement be used to support change?
What is the best way to report and communicate data?
How to provide leadership for change?
Summary overview
Learning from practice
References
Further reading
Chapter 7: Conclusion and reflections
Introduction
Review of the chapters in this book
Whose responsibility is the achievement of high-quality care?
Summary overview
Learning from practice
References
Further reading
Index
End User License Agreement
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