Quality Assurance - A Pathway to Excellence
Published on 5. June 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIX, 320 pages
978-0-333-74992-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
'This is a wonderful, solid and thorough book, which provides a good basic overview of quality assurance...[it] will help to open up quality assurance to others looking at clinical governance, and provide the basis for a better shared understanding of work done and tools developed.' - Tim Scott, Health Service Journal 'This is a wonderful, solid and thorough book, which provides a good basic overview of quality assurance, and makes links to the wide variety of current NHS initiatives.' - Tim Scott, Health Service JournalMore details
Edition
2000
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
434 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-74992-0 (9780333749920)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
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.
Content
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.