Patient Safety and Healthcare Improvement at a Glance
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Patient Safety and Healthcare Improvement at a Glance

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Patient Safety and Healthcare Improvement at a Glance

About this book

Patient Safety and Healthcare Improvement at a Glance is a timely and thorough overview of healthcare quality written specifically for students and junior doctors and healthcare professionals. It bridges the gap between the practical and the theoretical to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients. Featuring essential step-by-step guides to interpreting and managing risk, quality improvement within clinical specialties, and practice development, this highly visual textbook offers the best preparation for the increased emphasis on patient safety and quality-driven focus in today's healthcare environment.

Healthcare Improvement and Safety at a Glance:
• Maps out and follows the World Health Organization Patient Safety curriculum
• Draws upon the quality improvement work of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

This practical guide, covering a vital topic of increasing importance in healthcare, provides the first genuine introduction to patient safety and quality improvement grounded in clinical practice.

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Yes, you can access Patient Safety and Healthcare Improvement at a Glance by Sukhmeet Panesar,Andrew Carson-Stevens,Sarah Salvilla,Aziz Sheikh in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Medical Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2014
Print ISBN
9781118361368
eBook ISBN
9781118361351
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Patient Safety and Healthcare Improvement at a Glance
  2. Contents
  3. Contributors
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. How to use your revision guide
  7. Part 1 The essence of patient safety
  8. Part 2 Understanding and interpreting risk
  9. Part 3 Risks to patient care
  10. Part 4 Quality improvement
  11. Further reading
  12. Index
  13. EULA