International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 26 Issue 6

Improving laboratory data entry quality using Six Sigma

The Uganda Makerere University provides clinical laboratory support to over 70 clients in Uganda. With increased volume, manual data entry errors have steadily increased…

Quality of pathology services: new strategic directions required

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the challenges faced in Australia to maintain and sustain quality in pathology services, and present new strategic directions to address…

How satisfied are Portuguese citizens with public hospitals' service?

The purpose of this paper is to empirically test emergency department patients' service quality perceptions by measuring their satisfaction.

Qualitative analysis of factors leading to clinical incidents

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the common themes leading or contributing to clinical incidents in a UK teaching hospital.

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices among healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital on needle stick injury

The study aims to assess healthcare workers' needle‐stick injury (NSI) knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP).

Temporal artery biopsy: are we doing it right?

Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) is the gold standard for diagnosing temporal arteritis; however, sensitivity is relatively poor (30‐40 per cent). The British Society of Rheumatology…

New graduate occupational therapists' perceptions of near‐misses and mistakes in the workplace

The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceptions of near‐misses and mistakes among new graduate occupational therapists from Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand (NZ), and…

Brazil - Rural Brazil: healthcare to go

USA - Too few Americans pass last days in hospice care]

Australia - Politicians given blueprint for meaningful health reform

Wales - Measles epidemic "spreading at alarming rate"

Europe - European Parliament calls for effective legislation to minimize risks from endocrine disruptors

Dubai - New decree paves way for stricter fines, increased transparency in Dubai health care

Ivory Coast - Registering births in Ivory Coast, now possible via SMS

The Putting Patients First Field Guide: Global Lessons in Designing and Implementing Patient Centered Care

New WHO report reveals unequal improvements in health in Europe and calls for measurement of well-being as marker of progress

Canada - Action plan, centre for excellence, hospice funding to support end-of-life care

USA - Obama proposes brain mapping project

New Zealand - Hospital laboratory is ready to detect any superbugs

Dubai - Dubai Health Authority and Index Medical Centre sign MoU to provide medical assistance to needy patients

United Kingdom - The UK’s five big killers

West Africa - Plans underway to harmonise regional strategy for (economic community of West African states) ECOWAS Institutions

The Boston Process Approach to Neuropsychological Assessment. A Practitioner’s Guide