Review : Benchmarking: our stamp and its effects

Abstract

■ All children are entitled to high quality care

■ Providing quality care is everyone's responsibility

■ Benchmarking promotes comparison and sharing of best practice

■ Effectiveness of benchmarking can not merely be considered in quantitative terms.

Keywords

Benchmarking clinical practice Children's nursing Developing practice Geographical consistency Paediatrics Quality care.

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