Using a health promotion model to promote benchmarking.
The North East (England) Neonatal Benchmarking Group has been established for almost a decade and has researched and developed a substantial number of evidence-based benchmarks. With no firm evidence that these were being used or that there was any standardisation of neonatal care throughout the region, the group embarked on a programme to review the benchmarks and determine what evidence-based guidelines were needed to support standardisation. A health promotion planning model was used by one subgroup to structure the programme; it enabled all members of the sub group to engage in the review process and provided the motivation and supporting documentation for implementation of changes in practice. The need for a regional guideline development group to complement the activity of the benchmarking group is being addressed.
Welby
Jane
J
School of Health Studies, University of Bradford.
D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D010934:Planning Techniques; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D017592:Skin Care / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards