Using a theory of planned behaviour framework to explore hand hygiene beliefs

"Improving hand hygiene among health care workers (HCWs) is the single most effective intervention to reduce health care associated infections in hospitals. Understanding the cognitive determinants of hand hygiene decisions for HCWs with the greatest patient contact (nurses) is essential to improve compliance."

Using a theory of planned behaviour framework to explore hand hygiene beliefs at the ‘5 critical moments’ among Australian hospital-based nurses

KM White et al.
BMC Health Services Research 2015, 15:59  doi:10.1186/s12913-015-0718-2

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The impact of a large-scale quality improvement programme on work engagement

"The findings demonstrate how QI activities, like those integral to the Productive Ward programme, appear to positively impact on the work engagement (the vigour, absorption and dedication) of ward-based teams."

The impact of a large-scale quality improvement programme on work engagement: Preliminary results from a national cross-sectional-survey of the ‘Productive Ward’
M White, JSG Wells, T Butterworth
International Journal of Nursing Studies 51(12),  2014, pp.1634–1643

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Caring for our future: what service users say

"The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) commissioned this paper as part of its programme on paying for long-term care, which aims to influence the funding and creation of a better system for adult social care in the UK."

Caring for our future: what service users say
P Beresford, E Andrews
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
March 2012
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