Measuring progress in clinical governance: Assessing the reliability and validity of the Clinical Governance Climate Questionnaire

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 234-250

  Freeman, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; CLINICAL GOVERNANCE CLIMATE QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEARNING; MEDICAL STAFF; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0344961319     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095148403322488937     Document Type: Article

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