PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - C Lemer
AU  - C R L H Cheung
AU  - R E Klaber
TI  - An introduction to quality improvement in paediatrics and child health
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2013-304325
DP  - 2013 Oct 01
TA  - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
PG  - 175--180
VI  - 98
IP  - 5
4099  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/98/5/175.short
4100  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/98/5/175.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2013 Oct 01; 98
AB  - Quality improvement is a focus on changing the way in which patient care is delivered. Central to this is developing a more rounded, patient-focused approach to the design and delivery of care. Here, in the first of a series, we introduce the concepts of quality improvement, explain why quality improvement should matter to paediatricians and give some pointers as to where and how paediatricians can learn and do more.