A scientific approach to improvement : the use of Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles in healthcare

This thesis contributes further understanding on how to pursue improvements in healthcare and informs the academic growth of improvement science. Derived from manufacturing industries, QI methods are common approaches to structure the process of making improvements in healthcare, however, questions...

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Main Author: McNicholas, Chris
Other Authors: Reed, Julie E. ; Bell, Derek
Published: Imperial College London 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.700726