Background Internationally, patient and public involvement (PPI) is core policy for health
service quality improvement (QI). However, authentic QI partnerships are not commonplace …

Objective To use patient-guided tours to gain insight into the experiences of patients with
disabilities receiving primary care, with the goal of suggesting improvements. Design A …

Abstract The Health & Quality Safety Commission New Zealand commissioned Ko Awatea,
an innovation and improvement centre, to deliver a co-design programme to nine teams of …

Background To ensure precision of treatment, patients requiring radiation therapy for
treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC) are stabilized using a fitted thermoplastic …

While participatory design approaches aim to include stakeholders in all design activities, in
resource-limited situations, participation is challenging. Participatory designers often make …

Background Evaluation of palliative care services is crucial in order to ensure high quality
care and to plan future services in light of growing demand. There is also an …

Purpose: Despite the importance of the patient care experience to quality and outcome, the
literature detailing the care experience in patients with pancreatic cancer is limited. Methods …

Abstract The Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand commissioned Ko Awatea,
an innovation and improvement centre, to deliver a co-design programme to nine teams of …

A central tenet of patient-centered care is to truly and deeply understand how patients
experience health care. One particular qualitative method, patient shadowing, holds the …

Involving patients in quality improvements – a case study | Emerald Insight Books and
journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access Publish with us Advanced search …