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Check out ourBlogs page which contains articles and guidance about implementing quality improvement in different clinical areas of general practice, for example, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, End of Life Care and Prescribing safety.

Why is quality improvement fundamental to general practice?

Professor Martin Marshall, Vice Chair of the RCGP, explains why improving quality in general practice is at the heart of the College’s mission. Read more

QI: Improving things that are important to us and our patients

Dr Joanna Bircher, GP and Clinical Director of the Greater Manchester GP Excellence Program, discusses why implementing quality improvement into practice is important. Read more

End of life care with the Daffodil Standards is starting to bloom

Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders, RCGP and Marie Curie Clinical Champion for End of Life Care, explains how using the Daffodil Standards for end of life care can help your patients experience a consistent level of care at the end of their life. Read more

Using data to improve patient safety

Through the growing use of the RCGP and Clinical Practice Research Datalink's (CPRD) ‘Prescribing and Patient Safety’ reports, GPs are proving that routinely collected data is an invaluable tool. David Mullet, RCGP Champion for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, explains more. Read more

Collaborative Quality Improvement in Wales

Dr Karen Gully, Clinical Director (Primary Care) Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and RCGP Quality Lead for Wales, discusses the quality improvement programmes being used to support continuous improvement in Wales. Read more

Quality Improvement Initiatives for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Dr Kevin Barrett, RCGP Clinical Champion for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, outlines how quality improvement can be used to improve care and support for people with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Read more

The GP and the Veteran

On average, each GP is responsible for up to 50 ex-military patients. Veterans may have health conditions attributable to their time in the military. The RCGP is working with the NHS to support GPs with the care of Veterans. Brigadier Robin Simpson, RCGP Clinical Champion for Veterans explains more. Read more.

Getting it right for women's health

Women’s health concerns are common presentations in general practice, but women and the media identify need for improvement in care and understanding. Dr Anne Connolly, RCGP Clinical Champion for Women’s Health explains more. Read more.

Support and improving general practice

Dr Joanna Bircher, GP and Clinical Director of the Greater Manchester GP Excellence Programme, describes how the RCGP and GM Health and Social Care Partnership have joined forces to improve quality in general practice. Read more.

Quality Improvement in Scotland

Dr Scott Jamieson, GP and RCGP Scotland’s Executive Officer for Quality Improvement discusses the quality improvement programme of work in Scotland. Read more.

NICE Quality Standards - supporting quality improvement

Find out how NICE quality standards can support general practice teams to implement quality improvement and ensure they are providing the best possible care for patients. Read more.

QI: A team approach to improving clinical effectiveness in Southwark

GP, Dr Payam Torabi from Park Medical Centre in Southwark outlines how Southwark Clinical Commissioning Group and GP federations and practices are working together to reduce variation in the quality of care in the local area. Read more.

QI: Better outcomes for patients with cancer

QI allows primary care to deliver improved healthcare for our communities by practising up to date, patient-centred, personalised care in an ever-changing world. Dr Richard Roope, RCGP and Cancer Research UK Clinical Champion for Cancer, explains more. Read more.

QI: Initiatives for patients who are deaf or have a hearing loss

There are 11 million people with hearing loss across the UK and with an ageing population, this is expected to increase to 15.6 million by 2035. Dr Devina Maru, RCGP Clinical Champion of Deafness and Hearing Loss outlines QI approaches for patients who are deaf or have a hearing loss. Read more.

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