TY - BOOK AU - Gillam,Stephen AU - Siriwardena,Aloysius Niroshan TI - Quality improvement in primary care: the essential guide SN - 1846197686 AV - RA399.A1 G35 2014 U1 - 362.1068 23 PY - 2014///] CY - London PB - Radcliffe Publishing KW - Medical care KW - Quality control N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword /Professor Martin Roland -- Foreword /Dr Jennifer Dixon CBE -- About the authors -- Introduction -- Section 1. Managing for quality -- 1. Patient perspectives -- 2. Leadership and management -- 3. Regulation -- 4. Commissioning for quality improvement -- Section 2. Tools for improvement -- 5. Frameworks for improvement -- 6. Understanding processes and how to improve them -- 7. Measuring for improvement -- 8. Systems, safety and spread -- 9. Financial incentives -- Section 3. Evaluation and personal development -- 10. Evaluating improvement -- 11. Evidence-based healthcare -- 12. Individual practice and how to improve it -- Conclusion -- Additional online resources -- Glossary -- Index. N2 - "Quality Improvement in Primary Care is a highly practical introductory primer for quality improvement, relevant to every individual working and learning in primary healthcare and the wider health service." --Publisher's website. ER -