Is quality good for you?: a critical review of quality assurance in welfare services

N Pfeffer, A Coote - 1991 - books.google.com
The traditional approach The'scientific'or expert approach The case for measuring outcomes
The limits of'scientific'approaches The managerial or'excellence'approach Customer …

Using satisfaction to measure the quality of palliative care: a review of the literature

F Aspinal, J Addington‐Hall, R Hughes… - Journal of advanced …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The advent of clinical governance in British health policy has placed increased
demands on health care providers and practitioners to ascertain the quality of their services …

[PDF][PDF] European health care reform: analysis of current strategies

RB Saltman, J Figueras, RB Saltman - 1997 - researchgate.net
Bismarck, Beveridge, and Semashko—what do these names have in common? Each man
has given his name to a model that describes one of the predominant types of statutory …

Indicators of quality in health care

M Lawrence, F Olesen - The European journal of general practice, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
Systems of Quality Assurance are necessary, partly to advance service and professional
development, and partly to provide accountability. Such systems require criteria and …

Clinical governance: bridging the gap between managerial and clinical approaches to quality of care.

SA Buetow, M Roland - BMJ Quality & Safety, 1999 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Clinical governance has been introduced as a new approach to quality improvement in the
UK national health service. This article maps clinical governance against a discussion of the …

Validity and reliability of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales in psychiatric patients in the community

M Orrell, P Yard, J Handysides… - The British Journal of …, 1999 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) have been developed for
assessing the effectiveness of mental health services. AimsTo investigate the validity and …

Consumer satisfaction about hospital services: A study from the outpatient department of a private medical college hospital at Mangalore

KS Prasanna, MA Bashith… - Indian Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Consumer satisfaction is an important parameter for assessing the quality of
patient care services. There is a need to assess the health care systems regarding the …

Understanding, managing and implementing quality

J Antony, D Preece - … , techniques and cases. London and New …, 2002 - api.taylorfrancis.com
In the pursuit of continuous improvement of product and service performance, quality is a
major focus for contemporary organizations. This book is designed to provide the reader a …

Does the current use of junior doctors in the United Kingdom affect the quality of medical care?

M McKee, N Black - Social science & medicine, 1992 - Elsevier
Current proposals in the UK envisage a reduction in both junior staff numbers and the hours
which they work. The proponents of change argue that this will improve patient care …

Good pharmacy practice assessment among community pharmacies in Lebanon

DA Badro, H Sacre, S Hallit, A Amhaz… - Pharmacy Practice …, 2020 - SciELO Espana
BADRO, Danielle A et al. Good pharmacy practice assessment among community
pharmacies in Lebanon. Pharmacy Pract (Granada)[online]. 2020, vol. 18, n. 1, 1745. Epub …