Introduction of a Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Protocol for Older Adult Psychiatric Patients

"Overall the results have shown that introduction of a VTE prophylaxis assessment protocol on an Older Adult Psychiatric ward has increased the number of patients that received a VTE risk assessment."

Introduction of a Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Protocol for Older Adult Psychiatric Patients
A Croxford, A Clare, K McCurdy
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u205852.w3226

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Improving diabetes care through examining, advising, and prescribing

"We will conduct a two-armed cluster randomised controlled trial in 44 general practices in the North East of England to evaluate a theory-based behaviour change intervention. We will target improvement in six underperformed clinical behaviours highlighted in quality standards for type 2 diabetes"

Improving diabetes care through examining, advising, and prescribing (IDEA): protocol for a theory-based cluster randomised controlled trial of a multiple behaviour change intervention aimed at primary healthcare professionals
J Presseau, G Hawthorne, FF Sniehotta, N Steen, JJ Francis, M Johnston, J Mackintosh, JM Grimshaw, E Kaner, M Elovainio, M Deverill, T Coulthard, H Brown, M Hunter, MP Eccles
Implementation Science, 2014, 9: 61

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