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Use of prescribing safety quality improvement reports in UK general practices: a qualitative assessment by Khan, Nada F. (author);Booth, Helen P. (author);Myles, Puja (author);Mullett, David (author);Gallagher, Arlene (author);Evans, Catheryn (author);Thomas, Nicholas PB. (author);Valentine, Janet (author) is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background Quality improvement (QI) initiatives are increasingly used to improve the quality of care and reduce prescribing errors. The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) QI initiative uses routinely collected electronic primary care data to provide bespoke practice-level reports on prescribing safety. The aim of this study was to explore how the QI reports were used, barriers and facilitators to use, long-term culture change and perceived impact on patient care and practices systems as a result of receiving the reports. ## Methods A qualitative study using purposive sampling of practices contributing to the CPRD, semi-structured interviews and inductive thematic analysis. We interviewed general practitioners, pharmacists, practice managers and research nurses. ## Results We conducted 18 interviews, and organised themes summarising the use of QI reports in practice: __receiving__ the report, __facilitators and barriers__ to acting upon the reports, __acting__ upon the report, and how the reports contribute to a __quality culture__. Effective dissemination of reports, and a positive attitude to audit and the perceived rele
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- Author
- Khan, Nada F. (author);Booth, Helen P. (author);Myles, Puja (author);Mullett, David (author);Gallagher, Arlene (author);Evans, Catheryn (author);Thomas, Nicholas PB. (author);Valentine, Janet (author)
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Health Professions (Health Sciences)