TY - JOUR T1 - Striving to achieve best practice in heart failure disease management JF - BMJ Quality & Safety JO - BMJ Qual Saf DO - 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000338 SP - qhc-2011-000338 AU - J J Atherton AU - A Hickey AU - J Suna Y1 - 2011/01/01 UR - http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/early/2011/09/21/bmjqs-2011-000338.abstract N2 - Based on a national audit of chronic heart failure (CHF) management programmes (CHF-MPs) conducted in 2006, Driscoll et al identified a disproportionate distribution ranging from 0 to 4.2 programmes/million population in the various states of Australia with many programmes not following best practice.1 We welcome their proposal to develop national benchmarks for CHF management and acknowledge the contributions of the Heart Foundation and health professionals in finalising these recommendations.2 We would like to share the Queensland experience in striving towards best practice with the number of CHF-MPs increasing from four (at the time of the 2006 survey) to 23, … ER -