title: An introduction to quality improvement in paediatrics and child health.
abstract: Quality improvement is a focus on changing the way in which patient care is delivered. Central to this is developing a more rounded, patient-focused approach to the design and delivery of care. Here, in the first of a series, we introduce the concepts of quality improvement, explain why quality improvement should matter to paediatricians and give some pointers as to where and how paediatricians can learn and do more.
authors.affiliation: Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lemer
authors.forename: C R L H
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Klaber
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards
keywords: Evidence Based Medicine; Health services research; Measurement; Medical Education; Patient perspective