Quality in Primary Care Open Access

Editorial

The Shipman Inquiry’s fifth report: are there lessons for other countries?

• Richard Baker

Research Paper

Fellowship by assessment: 15 years of peer assessment of high-quality general practice

• Alison Kay

Research Paper

Early warning scores for emergency admissions

• Nicola Cooper

Research Paper

How does cross-cover between specialties affect general practitioners and overall patient care? An audit of primary care referrals and secondary care investigations for patients with a history suggestive of renal colic

• John Lloyd, Suneal Jugool, David Mclain

Research Paper

Perceived aids and barriers to clinical effectiveness in the work of primary care organisations in England: a qualitative study

• Kevork Hopayian, Ian Harvey, Amanda Howe, Gillian Horrocks

Research Paper

Continuity of care and the new GMS contract: a survey of general practitioners in England and Wales

• Tim Stokes, Richard Baker, Carolyn Tarrant, George Freeman

Clinical Governance in Action

Recognising and dealing with poor performance amongst general medical practitioners: local arrangements in two English health districts

• Jacqueline Gray

Clinical Governance in Action

Using statistical process control (SPC) chart techniques to support data quality and Information proficiency: the underpinning structure of high-quality health care

• David S Simpson, Tony Roberts, Chris Walker, Kevin D Cooper, Fiona O?Brien

Clinical Governance in Action

Investigating the procedures, drawbacks and implications of seamless primary–secondary care

• Shagufta Ahmed, Jennifer Harding

Knowledge Share

Web alert: resources to support quality in public health

• Ben Skinner, Phil Jones