Clinical governance – the turn of continuous improvement?

Clinical Governance: An International Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 98-105

  Peak, Matthew ^a   Burke, Rebecca ^a   Ryan, Steven ^a   Wratten, Karen ^a   Turnock, Rick ^a   Vellenoweth, Christopher ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical governance; Continuous improvement; Management accountability; National Health Service; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CASE STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MANAGER; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEACHING; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 19944411536     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: 17586038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777270510594272     Document Type: Article

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