Clinical Governance: An International Journal: Volume 15 Issue 2

Applying continuous improvement in public reporting: What should government reports do for quality improvement?

David Birnbaum, Jude Van Buren

This paper aims to describe the history and growth of mandatory public reporting of healthcare‐associated infection rates and the philosophy and implementation of an…

Quality of health care and patient satisfaction: An exploratory investigation of the 5Qs model at Turkey

Hatice Camgöz‐Akdağ, Mosad Zineldin

The aim of this research is to examine the major factors affecting patients' perception of cumulative satisfaction and to address the question whether patients in Istanbul…

A quality management system application to investigate and troubleshoot process failures: A case study of BC cancer agency

Mirunali Balasundaram, Miranda Tsai, Amanda Clarke, Didi Leung, Sarah Munro, Susan Wagner, Michael Mayo, Richard Moore, Robert Holt

The purpose of this paper is to discuss a practical approach taken by utilizing the non‐conformance/event management and failure investigation (FI) system to formally troubleshoot…

Quality audit experience for excellence in healthcare

Yasmeen S. Alhatmi

To make an improvement on a larger scale and continuing along the path of quality auditing, this paper aims to identify the steps taken towards excellence for patient care in…

Quality assessment using concordance and discordance rates in medical findings

Jay Kalra, Lyndon Entwistle, Sudhir Suryavanshi, Rajeev Chadha

The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of concordance and discordance between clinical diagnosis and post‐mortem findings in patients admitted to the hospitals of the…

Utilization of hospital resources: a survey‐based study of Saudi hospitals in Riyadh City

Badran Al‐Omar, Saad Al‐Ghanim

This paper seeks to show that there is inappropriate utilization of resources in hospitals in all three health care sectors (whether Ministry of Health, military or private). Such…

Engaging parents to increase youth physical activity: a systematic review

A prospective randomised controlled trial and economic modelling of antimicrobial silver dressings versus non-adherent control dressings for venous leg ulcers: the VULCAN trial

Systematic review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of weight management schemes for the under fives: a short report

Call for papers for Leadership in Health Services

Summaries from the DARE Database

Amiodarone for the prevention of sudden cardiac death: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

After-school program impact on physical activity and fitness. A meta-analysis

Curbing problem drinking with personalized-feedback interventions: a meta-analysis

Is it beneficial to add pharmacotherapy to cognitive-behavioral therapy when treating anxiety disorders? A meta-analytic review

Health technology assessment

Colour vision testing for diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review of diagnostic accuracy and economic evaluation

Guest editorial

Madhav Sinha

A systematic review and meta-analysis: probiotics in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events in people with diabetes: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Atypical antipsychotic augmentation in major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized trials

Behavioral treatments of chronic tension-type headache in adults: are they beneficial?