Understanding how general practices addressed the Quality and Outcomes Framework of the 2003 General Medical Services contract in the UK: A qualitative study of the effects on quality and team working of different approaches used

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 265-275

  Edwards, Adrian ^a   Langley, Andrew ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Cwmbran Village Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Organisational development; Primary care; Qualitative; Team climate; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTRACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANAGED CARE; MANAGER; MEDICAL STAFF; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

EID: 35648961913     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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