BMJ Quality & Safety is an international peer-reviewed journal covering the science of improvement across healthcare service and provision.

Objective Our aim was to see if the reporting of better experiences by elective surgical patients was associated with better outcomes (effectiveness and safety). The objectives were to: describe the ...

Introduction: Adverse events in hospitals constitute a serious problem with grave consequences. Many studies have been conducted to gain an insight into this problem, but a general overview of the ...

There is no question that interdisciplinary teams are becoming ubiquitous in healthcare. It is also true that experts do not necessarily combine to make an expert team. However when teams work well ...

Front-line medical teams are experiencing unprecedented stressors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of these pressures, teamwork has become both more important and more challenging.

Introduction QI education is essential for resident physicians with established requirements from the Accreditation Council ...

Objectives With the growing adoption of virtual consultations in primary care, the need for tailored metrics to evaluate ...

Handoffs have become integral to almost all aspects of hospital-based care. Realities such as duty hour limitations and shift ...

Clinical tools for use in practice—such as medicine reconciliation charts, diagnosis support tools and track-and-trigger charts—are endemic in healthcare, but relatively little attention is given to ...

The stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial is a popular design in implementation and health services research. All clusters, such as clinics or hospitals, start in the control state, and gradually ...

Methods Retrospective case record reviews of 1000 adults who died in 2009 in 10 acute hospitals in England were undertaken. Trained physician reviewers estimated life expectancy on admission, to ...