Clinical Governance: An International Journal: Volume 15 Issue 4
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A pragmatic model for evidence‐based guideline development in hospitals
Tari Turner, Claire Harris, Sally GreenExisting methods of development of evidence‐based guidelines are time‐consuming, resource‐intensive and require extensive skills in systematic reviewing. These factors act as…
Corneal foreign body management in an A&E department
A. Feizerfan, S. Winchester, J. Maryosh, S.E. LiyanageThe aim of this audit was to assess the effect of guidelines on the management of corneal foreign bodies by accident & emergency staff.
Designing public web information systems with quality in mind: Public reporting of hospital performance data
David Birnbaum, M. Jeanne Cummings, Kara M. Guyton, James W. Schlotter, André KushnirukThis paper aims to describe evolution of a new public information web site, through evaluation‐refinement prototyping cycles.
The implications of the introduction of a dedicated plastic surgery trauma list on waiting times and NHS spending
Rebecca Exton, Fred SchreuderNCEPOD (1990) states that we must ensure that all emergency patients have prompt access to theatres, critical care facilities, and appropriately trained staff 24 hours/day, every…
Delays to appendicectomy within a split‐site hospital
Stephen Thomas Ward, Sean Strong, Rachael Louise Goodchild, Ahsan Zafar ZaidiPatients undergoing emergency appendicectomy incur various delays from the time of symptom onset to the time of discharge from hospital. The centralisation of hospital services…
Catheter‐related blood stream infection (CRBSI) in TPN patients: Benefit of an educational programme and multimodal expression of CRBSI incidence
Criona M. Walshe, Kevin S. Boner, Jane Bourke, Rosemary Hone, Maureen Lynch, Liam Delaney, Dermot PhelanCatheter related blood stream infection (CRBSI) remains an important complication of central venous catheters(CVCs). Educational programmes have been associated with CRBSI…