Emergency presentations (EPs) in colorectal cancer (CRC) are common and associated with worse outcomes; many are potentially ...

Background Medical safety huddles are short, structured meetings for physicians to proactively discuss and respond to ...

Objective: To describe the development and evaluation of the OutPatient Experiences Questionnaire (OPEQ) for somatic outpatients. Design: Literature review, patient interviews, pretesting of ...

Background Collaborative quality initiatives (CQIs), such as the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative (MSQC), have invested significant resources to improve surgical outcomes over time. This study ...

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Background Health systems worldwide are increasingly holding boards of healthcare organisations accountable for the quality of care that they provide. Previous empirical research has found ...

Background Inpatient falls are adverse events that often result in injury due to complex interactions between the hospital environment and patient risk factors and remain a significant problem in ...

Objective—To review the literature on the benefits and disadvantages of clinical and medical audit, and to assess the main facilitators and barriers to conducting the audit process. Design—A ...

2 VA Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA 3 Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, ...

Correspondence to Dr Julie Reed, NIHR CLAHRC NWL, Imperial College London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9HN, UK; Julie.reed02{at}imperial.ac.uk Background The ...

Centre for Quality of Care Research (WOK), University Medical Centre Nijmegen, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands Dr M E J L Hulscher, Centre for Quality of Care Research (WOK), University Medical ...