Episode 7 introduces the area of Quality Improvement in Practice, and features Dr John Brennan, GP and member of the Quality Improvement Faculty at Royal College of Physicians in Ireland.

John provides an overview of quality improvement, highlighting its importance in clinical practice and giving some tips on how to get started in undertaking quality improvement projects in your practice.

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Episode 7 Selected Websites & Resources (Mentioned during the show):

RCPI Quality Improvement Programmes::

https://www.rcpi.ie/quality-improvement-programmes/

W Edwards Deming Biography:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming

BMJ Editorial 2007 – Batalden and Davidoff:

http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/16/1/2:

Deming's System of Profound Knowledge:

http://ihub.scot/2020-framework-for-quality-efficiency-and-value/improve/deming-s-system-of-profound-knowledge/

UK Health Foundation:

http://www.health.org.uk/

HSE Quality Improvement Competence Guide:

http://www.hse.ie/eng/about/Who/QID/Improvement-Knowledge-and-SkillsGuide/

RCGP Quality Improvement Guide for GPs

http://www.rcgp.org.uk/clinical-and-research/our-programmes/~/link.aspx?_id=114D1D623F88497A9E0379AED7CA3C85&_z=z