Identifying exceptional cystic fibrosis care services: combining statistical process control with focus groups

• Main Authors: Stephanie J MacNeill (Author), Livia Pierotti (Author), Mohammed A Mohammed (Author), Martin Wildman (Author), Jonathan Boote (Author), Steve Harrison (Author), Siobhán B Carr (Author), Paul Cullinan (Author), Caroline Elston (Author), Diana Bilton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Registry collects clinical data on all patients attending specialist CF centres in the UK. These data have been used to make comparisons between centres on key outcomes such as forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) using simple rankings, which promote the a...