Understanding quality improvement at scale in general practice: A qualitative evaluation of a COPD improvement programme

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 629, 2014, Pages e745-e751

  Marshall, Martin ^a   Mountford, James ^b   Gamet, Kirsten ^c   Gungor, Gulsen ^d   Burke, Conor ^e   Hudson, Robyn ^f   Morris, Steve ^a   Patel, Nishma ^a   Koczan, Phil ^b   Meaker, Rob ^e   Chantler, Cyril ^b   Roberts, Christopher Michael ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UCLPartners   (United Kingdom)

^c Patients Know Best   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Group   (United Kingdom)

^e Redbridge and Havering Clinical Commissioning Groups   (United Kingdom)

^f PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^g BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; General practice; Large scale improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANAGER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEACHER; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONDON; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84919398049     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X682801     Document Type: Article

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