An inspectorate for the health service?: Ofsthealth may be inevitable, but it needs to observe the science of quality improvement

BMJ

Volumn 315, Issue 7113, 1997, Pages 896-897

  Oldham, John ^a  

^a Manor House Doctor's Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0030866019     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7113.896     Document Type: Editorial

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