Exploring the possible reasons why the UK Government commended the EFQM excellence model as the framework for delivering governance in the new NHS

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 244-253

  Jackson, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kaizen; National health service; Quality; Self assessment; Standards; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BENCHMARKING; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EUROPE; FOUNDATIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033253491     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526869910287314     Document Type: Article

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