Clinical governance in primary care: A literature review

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 723-730

  Tait, Allison R ^a,b,c  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Family Planning and Well Woman Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Clinical governance; Leadership; NHS trusts; Primary care; Primary care group

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ENGLAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSING AUDIT; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SCOTLAND; WALES;

EID: 4544324736     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.00949.x     Document Type: Review

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