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Leading Quality Improvement in Nursing, Health & Social Care
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Leading Quality Improvement in Nursing, Health & Social Care

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December 2025 | 200 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

This book is an indispensable guide to the principles and practice of quality improvement (QI) in healthcare, and the related leadership and change theories. Packed with practical tips and resources, you’ll learn how to use leadership and QI theory to identify, plan, implement, evaluate and sustain change in your study, placement and future career.

Key features:

·       - Learn key leadership theory in Part 1 before applying your knowledge in Part 2 as you work step-by-step through the process of planning and implementing an innovation.

·       - Extended case studies illustrate the change process across different nursing fields and settings.

·       - Offers an evidence-based menu of ideas, activities and strategies that will enable you to deliver innovative QI plans as part of your course assessments and future practice.

 
Part 1: The Theory and Context of Leading Quality Improvement
Annette Chowthi-Williams and Agnes Hwekwete
Chapter 1: The Concept of Quality Improvement
Vanessa Coelho and Annette Chowthi-Williams
Chapter 2: What is Leading Quality Improvement?
Joicy George and Nira Raguseelan
Chapter 3: Tools and Techniques for Identifying Service Gaps for Quality Improvement
Annette Chowthi-Williams and Angela Green
Chapter 4: Change Management Models and Improvement Methodologies for Leading Quality Improvement
Kate Nash and Justine Clements
Chapter 5: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Leading Quality Improvement
Raquel Marta and Annette Chowthi-Williams
Chapter 6: The Critical Role of Leadership in Quality Improvement
 
Part 2: Applying Skills to Practice
Annette Chowthi-Williams
Chapter 7: Planning Quality Improvement in Healthcare
Anosha Sirpath, Avanelle Ogundipe, Debby Hylton, Victoria Adebola and Helen Oakley
Chapter 8: Implementing Quality Improvement in Healthcare
Sandie Woods
Chapter 9: Evaluating Quality Improvement
Anosha Sirpath
Chapter 10: Sustaining and Maintaining Quality Improvement
Annette Chowthi-Williams, Vanessa Coelho and Raquel Marta
Chapter 11: Leading Successful Quality Improvement in Healthcare
Annette Chowthi-Williams
Chapter 12: Conclusion

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