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Low-cost, on-farm intervention to reduce spores in bulk tank raw milk benefits producers, processors, and consumers

Journal of Dairy Science, 2023
: Bacterial spores, which are found in raw milk, can survive harsh processing conditions encountered in dairy manufacturing, including pasteurization and drying.
Rachel L. Evanowski, Sarah I. Murphy, Martin Wiedmann, Nicole H. Martin   +3 more
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Development of a risk assessment model to predict the occurrence of late blowing defect in Gouda cheese and evaluate potential intervention strategies

Journal of Dairy Science, 2022
: Late blowing defect (LBD) is an important spoilage issue in semi-hard cheese, with the outgrowth of Clostridium tyrobutyricum spores during cheese aging considered to be the primary cause.
C. Qian, N.H. Martin, M. Wiedmann, A. Trmčić   +3 more
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Streamlining workflows and redesigning job roles in the theatre sterile surgical unit

BMJ Open Quality, 2019
The theatre sterile surgical unit (TSSU) is an essential core to support the operating theatres in National University Hospital. Surgical instruments and supplies are processed, packaged and sterilised safe for surgical procedures.
Brandon Lum, Hong Muay Png, Hock Lan Yap, Cindy Tan, Bixian Sun, Yen Hoon Law   +5 more
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Variation in clinical care associated with weekend admission and discharge in psychiatric in-patient units: retrospective case-note review

BJPsych Open, 2020
BackgroundQuestions have been raised regarding differences in the standards of care that patients receive when they are admitted to or discharged from in-patient units at weekends.AimsTo compare the quality of care received by patients with anxiety and ...
Ryan Williams, Lorna Farquharson, Ellen Rhodes, Mary Dang, Natasha Lindsay, Alan Quirk, David S. Baldwin, Mike J. Crawford   +7 more
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Implementing large-scale data quality validation in a national arthroplasty registry to improve compliance the National Joint Registry data quality audit programme

Bone & Joint Open, 2022
Data of high quality are critical for the meaningful interpretation of registry information. The National Joint Registry (NJR) was established in 2002 as the result of an unexpectedly high failure rate of a cemented total hip arthroplasty.
Christopher Boulton, Carol Harrison, Timothy Wilton, Richard Armstrong, Elaine Young, Derek Pegg, J. Mark Wilkinson   +6 more
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Quality Improvement in Critical Care: Selection and Development of Quality Indicators

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2016
Background. Caring for critically ill patients is complex and resource intensive. An approach to monitor and compare the function of different intensive care units (ICUs) is needed to optimize outcomes for patients and the health system as a whole ...
Carla A. Chrusch, Claudio M. Martin, The Quality Improvement in Critical Care Project   +2 more
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Developing patient-centred care: an ethnographic study of patient perceptions and influence on quality improvement. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Understanding quality improvement from a patient perspective is important for delivering patient-centred care. Yet the ways patients define quality improvement remains unexplored with patients often excluded from improvement work.
Marston, Cicely, Renedo, Alicia
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Best practice statement : use of ankle-foot orthoses following stroke [PDF]

, 2009
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHSQIS) leads the use of knowledge to promote improvement in the quality of health care for the people of Scotland and performs three key functions.
Bowers, R., NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (Funder), Ross, K.   +2 more
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Improving access to services through a collaborative learning system at East London NHS Foundation Trust

BMJ Open Quality, 2018
Early intervention following initial referral into healthcare services can have a significant impact on the prognosis and outcomes of patients. Long waiting times and non-attendance can have an immediate and enduring negative impact on patients and ...
Amar Shah, Forid Alom, Auzewell Chitewe, Emma Binley, James Innes   +4 more
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Framing quality improvement tools and techniques in healthcare: the case of Improvement Leaders' Guides [PDF]

, 2013
The paper presents a study of how quality improvement tools are framed within healthcare settings.\ud \ud The paper employs an interpretive approach to understand how quality improvement tools and techniques are mobilised and legitimated using a case ...
Millar, Ross
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