The College’s Better Practice Coordination Committee and the HPU (Health Policy Unit) have produced a web-based manual to provide Fellows and trainees with practical information to assist them in developing clinical practice improvement projects/processes in their own setting.

There is an increasing body of literature about strategies, models and approaches for clinicians to use to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes. This can be somewhat confusing for the interested clinician. Terminology varies and models emphasise different aspects. How to begin can become an issue.

Initiating Better Practice manual

The manual is located in the Initiating Better Practice website . Information is presented to guide users step by step in designing a project, forming a team, how to involve consumers, designing an intervention, measurement and review, and sustaining better practice.

The web-based manual provides a practical introduction to the RACP’s Clinical Support System (CSS) model for evidence-based practice improvement. The CSS model provides a basic framework upon which you can design and implement projects to improve clinical practice.