TY - JOUR T1 - An introduction to quality improvement in paediatrics and child health JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 175 LP - 180 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2013-304325 VL - 98 IS - 5 AU - C Lemer AU - C R L H Cheung AU - R E Klaber Y1 - 2013/10/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/98/5/175.abstract N2 - 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. ER -