Table of contents

Original research

• Care homes’ use of medicines study: prevalence, causes and potential harm of medication errors in care homes for older people (7 October, 2009)

  N D Barber, D P Alldred, D K Raynor, R Dickinson, S Garfield, B Jesson, R Lim, I Savage, C Standage, P Buckle, J Carpenter, B Franklin, M Woloshynowych, A G Zermansky
• Do associations between staff and inpatient feedback have the potential for improving patient experience? An analysis of surveys in NHS acute trusts in England (7 October, 2009)

  V S Raleigh, D Hussey, I Seccombe, R Qi
• Improving colon cancer screening rates in primary care: a pilot study emphasising the role of the medical assistant (7 October, 2009)

  A N Baker, M Parsons, S M Donnelly, L Johnson, J Day, A Mervis, B James, R Burt, M K Magill
• ProvenCare: quality improvement model for designing highly reliable care in cardiac surgery

  (7 October, 2009)

  S A Berry, M C Doll, K E McKinley, A S Casale, A Bothe
• Reduced in-hospital mortality for heart failure with clinical pathways: the results of a cluster randomised controlled trial (7 October, 2009)

  M Panella, S Marchisio, M L Demarchi, L Manzoli, F Di Stanislao
• Assessment of patients’ tendency to give a positive or negative rating to healthcare (7 October, 2009)

  T Agoritsas, A Lubbeke, L Schiesari, T V Perneger
• Safety analysis of patient transfers and handling tasks (7 October, 2009)

  ER Vieira, S Kumar
• Effects of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on quality of care: a systematic review (7 October, 2009)

  M Lugtenberg, J S Burgers, G P Westert
• Development and usability of a behavioural marking system for performance assessment of obstetrical teams (7 October, 2009)

  D Tregunno, R Pittini, M Haley, P J Morgan
• Exploring policy makers’ perspectives on a clinical controversy: airway surgery for adult obstructive sleep apnoea (7 October, 2009)

  A G Elshaug, J E Hiller, J R Moss
• Medication reconciliation in ambulatory care: attempts at improvement (7 October, 2009)

  C L Nassaralla, J M Naessens, V L Hunt, A Bhagra, R Chaudhry, M A Hansen, S M Tulledge-Scheitel