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In her presentation, Mary Dixon-Woods described how, from “Tonsil-gate” to challenges around accessing remote care during and since the COVID-19 pandemic, variations in care have been a...
Professor Mary Dixon-Woods
23 May 2023
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Putting the person into improving quality and safety in healthcare
Simulation as an Improvement Technique Simulation has historically been employed as an educational technique in healthcare, but is rapidly evolving as an approach for healthcare...
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17 January 2023
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New content on healthcare improvement approaches
We have worked with over 60 leading academic and clinical experts to develop our series, Elements of Improving Quality and Safety in Healthcare. The series is being published by...
Katrina Brown
17 August 2022
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Are you looking for authoritative overviews of the evidence on approaches to improve quality and safety in healthcare?
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Martha Roberts
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Professor Mary Dixon-Woods
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Professor Mary Dixon-Woods
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Responding to COVID-19
On 18 October 2018, THIS Institute director Professor Mary Dixon-Woods delivered the ...
Professor Mary Dixon-Woods
19 October 2018
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An excerpt from Professor Mary Dixon-Woods’ 2018 Harveian Oration