Development of the UK Severe Asthma Registry as a performance-monitoring quality improvement platform [0.03%]
英国重度哮喘注册中心作为表现监测质量改进平台的发展
Paul E Pfeffer,Thomas Brown,Adriana Kramer Fiala Machado et al.
Paul E Pfeffer et al.
The UK Severe Asthma Registry (UKSAR) was established to facilitate research and quality improvement including performance monitoring across UK severe asthma centres. We here describe its development and refinement for the latter of those o...
Designing the work week in healthcare: a systems agenda for safer, sustainable work [0.03%]
医疗保健中的工作周设计：更安全、更可持续工作的系统议程
Dale F Whelehan,Paul F Ridgway
Dale F Whelehan
Background: Healthcare systems internationally face persistent workforce shortages, rising burnout and increasing concerns regarding patient safety. While these challenges are often addressed through staffing, resilience ...
Quality improvement in emergency units in low resource settings: a qualitative assessment for understanding challenges and delivering solutions [0.03%]
资源匮乏条件下的急诊科质量改进：定性评估面临的挑战并提供解决方案
Indrakantha Welgama,Daniel Lange,Gerard O&#x;Reilly et al.
Indrakantha Welgama et al.
Objective: This study aimed to identify the barriers and facilitators for quality improvement (QI) in emergency units (EUs) in low- or middle-income countries (LMICs) and to understand the prioritisation of care quality d...
Go Decaf!: implementing 'decaf by default' as a quality improvement intervention to reduce toileting-related falls and improve care environments in acute hospital settings [0.03%]
去咖啡因行动计划：在急性住院环境中实施以减少如厕相关跌倒和改善照护环境为主要目标的质量改进干预措施
Elaine Francis,Clare Collins
Elaine Francis
Background: Caffeinated hot drinks are routinely offered as the default in hospitals despite guidance recommending caffeine reduction for urinary urgency. Caffeine may increase urinary frequency, disrupt sleep and contrib...
Improving access to psychiatric outpatient care through feedback-informed treatment: a study on waiting times and therapy duration in Sweden [0.03%]
基于反馈的治疗改善瑞典精神卫生门诊就医途径的研究——关于等待时间及疗程时长的分析
Magnus Nilsson,Martin Rydberg,Johanna Clausen-Ekefjärd et al.
Magnus Nilsson et al.
Background: General adult psychiatry in Sweden faces significant challenges with rising patient volumes and limited therapeutic capacity, leading to prolonged waiting times and restricted access to care. Feedback-informed...
Observational Study
BMJ open quality. 2026 Aug 4;15(3):e004233. DOI:10.1136/bmjoq-2026-004233 2026
Reducing medical equipment downtime using Lean Six Sigma: a quality improvement project at Suhul Hospital, Shire [0.03%]
运用精益六西格玛减少苏赫尔医院医疗器械的停机时间：一项质量改进项目
Hawelti Messele Gebremariyam
Hawelti Messele Gebremariyam
Medical equipment downtime is a major challenge in healthcare facilities, often driven by mechanical and electrical failures, delayed fault reporting and the absence of structured preventive maintenance. At Suhul Hospital, Shire, these issu...
Evidence on the links between patient experience and safety: a systematic review [0.03%]
患者体验与安全之间关系的证据：系统性综述
Jenny King,Esther Ainley,Molly Hopson et al.
Jenny King et al.
Background: Patient experience and safety are central to healthcare quality, yet their relationship remains underexplored. While earlier evidence suggests a positive association, policy and practice are continually develo...
Inclusion of sex and gender in clinical practice guidelines: an umbrella review [0.03%]
临床实践指南中对性与性别纳入情况的伞状评审
Marya Yenita Sitohang,Jennifer Ervin,Humaira Maheen et al.
Marya Yenita Sitohang et al.
Background: Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are key to standardised, evidence-based and equitable healthcare, and the inclusion of sex and gender considerations in CPGs is increasingly recognised as essential for qual...
Enhancing resource utilisation in outpatient clinics: impact of telephone and text reminders on did not attend and short notice cancellation [0.03%]
提高门诊资源利用效率：电话和短信提醒对减少失约和短期通知取消的影响
Hp Priyantha Siriwardana,Frances Kiernan,Abhishek Kapila et al.
Hp Priyantha Siriwardana et al.
Did not attend (DNA) and short notice cancellation (SNC) in outpatient (OP) clinics waste scarce capacity and delay care. We undertook a quality improvement project in general surgery OP clinics with the aim to reduce DNA below the baseline...
Optimising the breast radiotherapy planning pathway: a quality improvement project at a regional cancer centre [0.03%]
乳腺放射治疗计划路径的优化：区域癌症中心的质量改进项目
Douglas Etheridge,Ryan David Lewis,Adam Henry Aitkenhead et al.
Douglas Etheridge et al.
At the South West Wales Cancer Centre, breast radiotherapy accounts for 24% of the radiotherapy workload. In 2021, only 16% of patients started treatment within 14 days compared with the Welsh time-to-radiotherapy quality metric target of 8...