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Plan, do, study, act

Plan, do, study, act

FromThe BMJ Podcast


Plan, do, study, act

FromThe BMJ Podcast

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Apr 8, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Plan, do, study, act cycles, or PDSA cycles, are the basis of many quality improvement projects, they're a model to trial changes and feed the lessons from each test into the next.

Why are they a popular method, and how do you get the best out of them? And what on earth happens when they explode?

Harriet Vickers asks Julie Reed, National Institute for Healthcare Research CLAHRC (Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care) for north west London.

Read all of Julie's paper (for free): http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/25/3/147

Check out BMJ Quality: http://quality.bmj.com
Released:
Apr 8, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.