title: Developing a booklet to share best practice in implementing Essence of Care benchmarks.
abstract: The Essence of Care initiative helps practitioners to take a structured approach to comparing practice. This article outlines how nurses in Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust developed an Essence of Care booklet for staff to support them in raising standards of care. It discusses how Essence of Care is being used in practice and the benefits of introducing the booklet.
authors.affiliation: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gibbins
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Butler
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010174:Pamphlets; D013222:State Medicine; D013664:Teaching Materials