Spencer, Rachael and Greatrex-White, Sheila and Fraser, Diane M. (2010) Practice improvement, breastfeeding duration and health visitors. Community Practitioner, 83 (9). pp. 19-22. ISSN 1462-2815

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Abstract

The primary purpose of practice improvement is to improve clinical practice through changing the behaviour of healthcare professionals. Breastfeeding is a key public health issue, conferring benefits associated with both infant and maternal health, yet breastfeeding rates in the UK and Ireland are among the lowest in Western Europe. In this paper, the ways in which practice improvement can be utilised to enhance both efficiency and effectiveness are described, using a case study of the potential contribution of health visitors to increasing breastfeeding duration in primary care in order to illustrate this in clinical practice.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	The primary purpose of practice improvement is to improve clinical practice through changing the behaviour of healthcare professionals. Breastfeeding is a key public health issue, conferring benefits associated with both infant and maternal health, yet breastfeeding rates in the UK and Ireland are among the lowest in Western Europe. In this paper, the ways in which practice improvement can be utilised to enhance both efficiency and effectiveness are described, using a case study of the potential contribution of health visitors to increasing breastfeeding duration in primary care in order to illustrate this in clinical practice.
Keywords:	practice improvement, health visitors, Breastfeeding
Subjects:	B Subjects allied to Medicine > B720 Midwifery B Subjects allied to Medicine > B712 Health Visiting B Subjects allied to Medicine > B990 Subjects Allied to Medicine not elsewhere classified
Divisions:	College of Social Sciences > Faculty of Health & Social Sciences > Lincoln School of Health & Social Care
Depositing User:	Alison Wilson
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2010 14:03
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2013 08:48
URI:	http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/3452

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