International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 7 Issue 3
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
Quality of Life as an Indicator of Outcome in the Treatment of Cancer Patients: : The Purchaser Perspectives
Jenny Morris, Alex WattEvaluation of treatment can be seen as part of a wider concern tomeasure quality of care, as well as about the need to monitor andimprove the effectiveness of services. Quality of…
Medical Audit and the Role of the Facilitator
Liz Carroll, Mike Thirlwall, Alison WilsonDescribes how the Buckinghamshire Medical Audit Advisory Group haveapproached the introduction of medical audit in primary care. Outlineshow the original facilitator model, which…
Comparative Audit between Hospitals: : The Example of Appendectomy
N.A. Black, L. MooreHow useful are routine, comparative audit systems? To attempt to answerthis question, data from a system in North West Thames were used. Acommon procedure was selected…
Hand‐held Computers in Clinical Audit: : A Comparison with Established Paper and Pencil Methods
Marie Curl, David RobinsonThe performance of hand‐held computer terminals was compared with thatof paper and pencil data collection methods. The study was carried outon two wards, with a comparative study…
Care of the Elderly and Occupational Health for Staff in Local Nursing Homes: : Quality Issues
Hannah Patrick, Jennifer BennettDescribes a questionnaire sent to 11 of the 66 nursing homes in theBrighton Health Authority to compare the quality of care provided. Thesehomes care for 242 patients…
Feedback on Quality: : Patients’ Experience of Surgical Care
Emilie Roberts, Ralph Leavey, David Allen, Graham GibbsThere is a growing consensus within the NHS of the importance ofobtaining feedback from patients in order to improve the quality ofhealth care; consequently, many patient…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar