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Benchmarking best practice in relapse management of multiple sclerosis
1North Staffordshire Hospital Trust, Stoke-on-Trent. nikki.embrey@nstaffsh.wmids.co.uk
Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
|March 7, 2003
Summary
Multiple sclerosis (MS) nurses developed a relapse management benchmark using the Essence of Care framework. This collaborative process establishes best practices and enhances care quality for patients with relapsing MS.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Quality
- Neurology
Background:
- Multiple sclerosis (MS) relapse management requires standardized best practices.
- The Essence of Care framework provides a structure for developing quality benchmarks.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a benchmark for multiple sclerosis (MS) relapse management.
- To demonstrate how specialist nurses can collaboratively establish best practice.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the Essence of Care framework (DoH 2001).
- Engaged a Midlands multiple sclerosis (MS) nurse group in a collaborative benchmarking process.
Main Results:
- A benchmark for MS relapse management was successfully developed.
- The process highlighted the ability of specialist nurses to influence care quality.
Conclusions:
- Collaborative benchmarking by specialist nurses can establish best practice in MS relapse management.
- This approach has the potential to significantly improve the quality of care for patients with relapsing MS.