Patient Safety and Healthcare Improvement at a Glance

Patient Safety and Healthcare Improvement at a Glance is a timely and thorough overview of healthcare quality written specifically for students and junior doctors and healthcare professionals. It bridges the gap between the practical and the theoretical to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients. Featuring essential step-by-step guides to interpreting and managing risk, quality improvement within clinical specialties, and practice development, this highly visual textbook offers the best preparation for the increased emphasis on patient safety and quality-driven focus in today's healthcare environment.
Healthcare Improvement and Safety at a Glance:
• Maps out and follows the World Health Organization Patient Safety curriculum
• Draws upon the quality improvement work of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
This practical guide, covering a vital topic of increasing importance in healthcare, provides the first genuine introduction to patient safety and quality improvement grounded in clinical practice.


Sukhmeet S. Panesar is Honorary Fellow, Centre for Population Health Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Andrew Carson-Stevens is Clinical Lecturer in Healthcare Improvement, Cochrane Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
Sarah A. Salvilla is Honorary Fellow, Centre for Population Health Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Aziz Sheikh is Professor of Primary Care Research and Development, Co-Director of Centre for Population Health Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Visiting Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harkness Fellow in Health Policy and Practice, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA