Open AccessQuality Improvement in the NHS
Author(s) -
Sahana Rao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sushruta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2732-5164
pISSN - 2732-5156
DOI - 10.38192/11.1.6
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , key (lock) , health care , population , business , quality management , nursing , medicine , medical emergency , operations management , process management , marketing , computer science , environmental health , engineering , political science , computer security , service (business) , philosophy , epistemology , law
Quality improvement (QI) is an integral part of providing high-quality patient care. Any discussion about affordable healthcare cannot be complete without an affirmation to QI which needs to be a key priority. The resources in any health care setting including NHS are finite. In a changing medical landscape; while dealing with an increasing patient population; complex medical co-morbidities; aging population and changing patient expectations, it is vital that we strive to continually use QI to improve our services.