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Plan – the change to be tested or implemented. Do – carry out the test or change. Study – based on the measurable outcomes agreed before starting out, collect data before and after the change and reflect on the impact of the change and what was learned. Act – plan the next change cycle or full implementation.
The ideas and advice in these Improvement Leaders’ Guides will provide a foundation for all your improvement work: Improvement knowledge and skills. Managing the human dimensions of change. Building and nurturing an improvement culture. Working with groups.
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leads directly to the opportunity to identify, plan and implement improvement projects. What is quality improvement? The RCGP has created a simple visual representation of quality improvement for primary care to give you an overview of your quality improvement journey. It illustrates the main elements for you to
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The Model for Improvement. The model consists of two, equally important parts. The first, the ‘thinking part’, consists of three fundamental questions that are essential for guiding improvement work. The second part, the ‘doing part’, is made up of Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycles that will help you make rapid change.
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This is the user guide for submission of evidence to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) when a cost-comparison case is made as part of the fast track technology appraisal process. It explains what information NICE requires and the format in which it should be presented.
The cost-comparison analysis should capture the relevant cost differences between the intervention and comparator(s) over a time horizon that is long enough to reflect materially important differences
This RCGP Quick guide introduces the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) approach, a technique that allows you to test out improvements in a controlled way so that change can occur gradually, with an awareness of unintended consequences.
