RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
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
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 175
OP 180
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2013-304325
VO 98
IS 5
A1 C Lemer
A1 C R L H Cheung
A1 R E Klaber
YR 2013
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/98/5/175.abstract
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.