Overcoming synecdoche: Why practice development and quality improvement approaches should be better integrated

Manley, Kim, Buscher, Andreas, Jackson, Carrie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2046-0242, O'Connor, Stephen J. and Stehling, Heiko (2017) Overcoming synecdoche: Why practice development and quality improvement approaches should be better integrated. International Practice Development Journal, 7 (1).

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Abstract

We are pleased to be provided with an opportunity to comment on the thoughtful article by Gavin Lavery about the relationship between practice development and quality improvement, published in 2016 in the IPDJ. We also respect and value the opportunity to bring different perspectives together – something alluded to in Lavery’s article when discussing the relationship between service improvement and quality improvement. We acknowledge Lavery’s humility and openness to different perspectives as demonstrated by his willingness to participate in a foundation practice development school. We also accept that there are many different ways of achieving the same outcomes, by using a range of tools flexibly based on shared and common principles, as well as knowing the people you work with and being clear about purpose. At a time of scant resources in healthcare, it is vital that we avoid duplication and integrate approaches if service users are to experience the continuity and seamlessness of a person-centred approach to meeting the health and social care needs of individuals and communities.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: practice development,quality improvement,synecdoche,health professions(all),sdg 4 - quality education ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3600
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 05 Nov 2024 17:30
Last Modified: 13 Nov 2024 13:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/97521
DOI: 10.19043/ipdj.71.012

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