Clinical governance and the drive for quality improvement in the new NHS in England

British Medical Journal

Volumn 317, Issue 7150, 1998, Pages 61-65

  Scally, Gabriel ^a   Donaldson, Liam J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD;

ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0032482716     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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