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Quality lines

	Quality Lines David P Stevens Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 1. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	A proposal: publication guidelines for healthcare improvement education reports D P Stevens and Boel Andersson-Gäre Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 402. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.025189 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original Articles

	European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): quality indicators for outpatient antibiotic use in Europe Samuel Coenen, Matus Ferech, Flora M Haaijer-Ruskamp, Chris C Butler, Robert H Vander Stichele, Theo J M Verheij, Dominique L Monnet, Paul Little, Herman Goossens the ESAC Project Group Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 440-445. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021121 [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Differences in the quality of primary medical care services by remoteness from urban settlements Gary McLean, Bruce Guthrie, and Matt Sutton Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 446-449. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.020875 [Abstract] [Full text] [web only table] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Comparison of patients’ assessments of the quality of stroke care with audit findings Esther Howell, Chris Graham, A Hoffman, D Lowe, Christopher McKevitt, Rachel Reeves, and A G Rudd Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 450-455. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.022079 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Impact of short evidence summaries in discharge letters on adherence of practitioners to discharge medication. A cluster-randomised controlled trial R Kunz, K Wegscheider, G Guyatt, W Zielinski, N Rakowsky, N Donner-Banzhoff, and S Müller-Lissner Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 456-461. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.020305 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Capturing users’ experience of UK out-of-hours primary medical care: piloting and psychometric properties of the Out-of-hours Patient Questionnaire J L Campbell, A Dickens, S H Richards, P Pound, M Greco, and P Bower Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 462-468. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.020172 [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Exploring users’ experiences of accessing out-of-hours primary medical care services S H Richards, P Pound, A Dickens, M Greco, and J L Campbell Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 469-477. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021501 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Error management

	Surgical adverse outcomes and patients’ evaluation of quality of care: inherent risk or reduced quality of care? Perla J Marang-van de Mheen, Nanny van Duijn-Bakker, and Job Kievit Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 428-433. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021071 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Extent, nature and consequences of adverse events: results of a retrospective casenote review in a large NHS hospital Ali Baba-Akbari Sari, Trevor A Sheldon, Alison Cracknell, Alastair Turnbull, Yvonne Dobson, Celia Grant, William Gray, and Aileen Richardson Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 434-439. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021154 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education and training

	Educational quality improvement report: outcomes from a revised morbidity and mortality format that emphasised patient safety M L Bechtold, S Scott, K Nelson, K R Cox, K C Dellsperger, and L W Hall Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 422-427. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021139 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Developing research and practice

	Extracting information from hospital records: what patients think about consent Bruce Campbell, Helen Thomson, Jessica Slater, Colin Coward, Katrina Wyatt, and Kieran Sweeney Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 404-408. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.020313 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of the collaborative method: reflections from a single site P J Newton, E J Halcomb, P M Davidson, and A R Denniss Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 409-414. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.019125 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Evaluating the clinical appropriateness of nurses’ prescribing practice: method development and findings from an expert panel analysis Sue Latter, Jill Maben, Michelle Myall, and Amanda Young Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 415-421. doi:10.1136/qshc.2005.017038 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Heroes and martyrs

	Making the right decision: Benjamin Franklin’s son dies of smallpox in 1736 M Best, A Katamba, and D Neuhauser Qual Saf Health Care 2007; 16: 478-480. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.023465 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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