Enabling clinicians to become the quality leaders in a mental health service

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 357-361

  O'Connor, Nick ^a   Ward, Denise ^a   Newton, Liz ^b   Warby, Monica ^b  

^a Northern Sydney Health   (Australia)

^b Quality Training and Suicide Prevention   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Organizational change; Practical application; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; MENTAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; STANDARD; TEACHER; TEACHING; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT QUALITY CIRCLES; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTORS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TEACHING;

EID: 33645729433     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1665.2005.02214.x     Document Type: Article

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