British Military surgical key performance indicators: time for an update?

Max E R MarsdenA E SharrockC L HansenN J NewtonD M BowleyM Midwinter

Published in: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps (2015)

78% compliance with the DMS KPIs provides a snapshot of the performance of the surgical aspect of military trauma care in 2013. The KPIs highlight areas for improvement in service delivery. Individual KPI development should be driven by evidence and reflect advances in practice and knowledge. A method of stakeholder consultation, and sequential refinement following evidence review, may be the right process to develop the future set of DMS KPIs.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
mental health
posttraumatic stress disorder
primary care
current status
pain management
trauma patients