Do patient surveys work? the influence of a national survey programme on local quality-improvement initiatives

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 437-441

  Reeves, R ^a,b   Seccombe, I ^a  

^a Healthcare Commission   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxford Survey Research   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 61449249155     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.022749     Document Type: Article

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