Transforming access: The role of data within service improvement to transform access to services

Clinical Governance: An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-18

  Taylor, Julia R a ^a   Shouls, Susanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change management; England; Management science; National Health Service; Service improvements; Statistical process control

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 38749108897     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: 17586038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777270810850580     Document Type: Article

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