Description
The recent shifts in power, resources, influence and responsibility in primary care has increased the strain on general practice. This book is a comprehensive guide to the wide range of quality schemes available. It is unique in examining quality within the context of current practice, and it discusses future options based on new examples and research. It outlines the development of clinical governance, strategies for managing and assessing quality, continuing professional development, Department of Health policy initiatives and future trends.
Table of Contents
Section I: A focus on quality 2. The NHS 3. What is quality? 4. Performance assessment Section II: Health authority performance review systems 6. Focusing on GP performance 7. Quality in general practice 8. Developing clinical governance in primary care Clinical governance
