Abstract Background The Chronic Care Model (CCM) is a framework developed to redesign
care delivery for individuals living with chronic diseases in primary care. The CCM and its …

Background The s afety culture has recently attracted the attention of healthcare
organizations. Considering the importance of the roles of nurses with regard to patient …

Clinical governance is a systematic approach to enhancing the quality of primary health care
and ensuring high clinical standards, responsiveness to performance, and continuous …

The culture of the healthcare workplace is influential in delivering care that is person-
centred, clinically effective and continually improving in response to a changing context. The …

A oferta de Práticas Integrativas e Complementares no Sistema Único de Saúde é
estimulada para ampliar a integralidade da atenção e o acesso às mesmas, mas é um …

· What is organizational culture?· Do organizational cultures influence the performance of
health care organizations?· Are organizational cultures capable of being managed to …

Objectives. Responsiveness has been identified as one of the intrinsic goals of health care
systems. Little is known, however, about its determinants. Our objective is to investigate the …

Abstract Background The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is an incentive scheme
for general practice, which was introduced across the UK in 2004. The Quality and …

Our aims in this volume are to introduce readers to a fairly wide range of descriptive and
analytical material about the past and present politics of healthcare in Britain. Our working …

This paper examines the commercialization of an alternative youth subculture. Sociologists
have typically focused on the ways that authorities have attempted to repress and censor …