Quality in Primary Care Open Access

Editorial

Current state and future possibilities for ambient intelligence to support improvements in the quality of health and social care

• A Niroshan Siriwardena

Editorial

Health-related decision making: the use of information giving models in different care settings

• Jackie Buck, Sarah Anne Redsell

Editorial

Providing quality primary care in the Caribbean

• Keith Stevenson, Paula Nunes

Editorial

The globalisation of Quality in Primary Care

• A Niroshan Siriwardena

Research Paper

Does appraisal enhance learning, improve practice and encourage continuing professional development? A survey of general practitioners’ experiences of appraisal

• Susan McLaren, Karen Finlay

Research Paper

Impact of patient education on quality of bowel preparation in outpatient colonoscopies

• Chintan Modi, Joseph R DePasquale, W Scott DiGiacomo, Judith E Malinowski, Kristen Engelhardt, Sohail N Shaikh, Shivangi T Kothari, Raghu Kottam, Rada Shakov, Charbel Maksoud, Walid J Baddoura, Robert S Spira

Research Paper

Back pain management in primary care: patients’ and doctors’ expectations

• Ehab E Georgy, Eloise CJ Carr, Alan C Breen

Quality Improvement Report

The anatomy, physiology and pathogenesis of a significant untoward incident

• Maxine Offredy, Martin Rhodes, Yvonne Doyle

Quality Improvement Report

The Torfaen referral evaluation project

• Elizabeth Evans

International Exchange

Primary care and care for chronic cancer patients in Europe: position paper of the European Forum for Primary Care

• Christos Lionis, Danica Rotar Pavlic, Pim de Graaf, Frank Buntinx