Does quality matter to you? Ward accreditation and improving patient care.

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British Journal of NursingVol. 31, No. 3 CommentDoes quality matter to you? Ward accreditation and improving patient careMichelle HopeMichelle Hope(E-mail Address: [email protected])Associate Chief Nurse, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS TrustSearch for more papers by this authorMichelle HopePublished Online:12 Feb 2022https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2022.31.3.176AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Allen T, Walshe K, Proudlove N, Sutton M. Using quality indicators to predict inspection ratings: cross-sectional study of general practices in England. Br J Gen Pract. 2019;70(690):e55-e63. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X707141 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarCare Quality Commission. A new strategy for the changing world of health and social care—CQC's new strategy, 2021. 2021. https://tinyurl.com/4masr2us (accessed 1 February 2022) Google ScholarDarzi AW, Department of Health. Quality at the heart of everything we do. In: High quality care for all. NHS next stage review final report. 2008: 47. https://tinyurl.com/2p82ah3t (accessed 1 February 2022) Google ScholarGottwald M, Lansdown G. Clinical governance: improving the quality of healthcare for patients and service users. Maidenhead: Open University Press/McGraw Hill; 2014. Google ScholarHanefeld J, Powell-Jackson T, Balabanova D. Understanding and measuring quality of care: dealing with complexity. Bull World Health Organ. 2017;95(5):368-374. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.16.179309 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarIngelsby-Burke E. Example 2: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust. In: May RNHS Improvement. Guide to developing and implementing ward and unit accreditation programmes. March 2019: 20-22. https://tinyurl.com/mrymj79r (accessed 1 February 2022) Google ScholarLee, F. If Disney ran your hospital. Boseman (MT): Second River Healthcare Press; 2004. Google ScholarMay R; NHS Improvement. Guide to developing and implementing ward and unit accreditation programmes. March 2019. https://tinyurl.com/mrymj79r (accessed 1 February 2022) Google ScholarPeters, T. The problem is never the problem. The response to the problem is almost always the real problem. 7 April 2012. YouTube video. https://tinyurl.com/3j7a5yx3 (accessed 1 February 2022) Google ScholarUnited Kingdom Accreditation Service, British Standards Institution Health Quality Improvement Partnership. UKAS, BSI and HQIP: joint statement of intent regarding clinical service accreditation and health Executive summary Executive summary. 2019. https://tinyurl.com/4ezdh7ze (accessed 1 February 2022) Google ScholarWhat matters to you? A global movement to improve outcomes. 2020. https://wmty.world/ (accessed 1 February 2022) Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 10 February 2022Volume 31Issue 3ISSN (print): 0966-0461ISSN (online): 2052-2819 Metrics History Published online 12 February 2022 Published in print 10 February 2022 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedAcknowledgement:I would like to thank Polly Pascoe, my supervisor during my recent MBA dissertation ‘The impact of ward accreditation on the quality of patient care. A realist literature review.’, on which this article is basedPDF download