Practice development: implementing a change of practice as a team

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

Practice development (PD), as a framework for multiprofessional working, has immense potential, specifically within change management and the clinical governance agenda. It has been acknowledged as a vehicle for 'continuous improvement'. This article discusses PD through collaborative working using the example of a case study on change of practice in falls reduction within a localised community setting. The process is underpinned by a PD framework and facilitated by leaders of PD within a university setting. The article identifies that PD frameworks are conducive to developing leadership and management roles within a democratic process. The article discusses the potential for multiprofessional PD within the locality and further afield.

PubMed URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22875213

Author(s): 
Covill, Carl
Hope, Angela
Journal Citation: 
British Journal of Community Nursing. 2012; 17(8):378-83.