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3 Existing Building Blocks for Continuous Quality Improvement 3.1 Renal Association Clinical Standards 3.2 The UK Renal Registry 3.3 NHS Initiatives This Section explains how the Renal Association Standards initiative combined with the reporting of individualised clinical information to the UK Renal Registry can complete a potentially powerful audit loop in addition to providing accurate demographic and epidemiological data which is necessary for informed planning of future services. This chapter goes on to explain how new Government initiatives in the NHS can be used to implement continuous quality improvement in renal services.  |