A national facilitation project to improve primary palliative care: Impact of the Gold Standards Framework on process and self-ratings of quality

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 174-180

  Dale, J ^a   Petrova, M ^a   Munday, D ^a   Koistinen Harris, J ^a   Lall, R ^a   Thomas, K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b John Taylor Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRELAND; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 66449121889     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.024836     Document Type: Article

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