Making and sustaining a difference [electronic resource] / guest editors: Jonathan Haslam and Jane Cowan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hillary, Ruth.

Seow, Christopher.

Series:

Clinical Governance, an international journal ; 11, no. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinical competence.

Medical care--Quality control.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (89 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This ebook provides a collection of articles which examine successful clinical governance initiatives in action. Focusing specifically on risk management practices in relation to patient safety, the articles examine how healthcare professionals can identify and learn from mistakes, and how effective strategies can be shared globally.

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Editorial; Effect of audit on critically ill pregnant women; Emerging risks in out-of-hours primary care services; Communication skills training for doctors increases patient satisfaction; Improving the management of the child with an unexplained limp; Infection control: behavioural issues for healthcare workers; Williamson's ABNA revisited; Turning Point: implications for collaborative governance; Health technology assessment; Reviews of effectiveness;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-73772-7

9786610737727

1-84663-213-7

OCLC:

85845388

Publisher Number:

9781846632129