Lean experience in primary care

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 271-275

  Herring, Liz ^a  

^a NHS County Durham   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Lean Thinking; Primary care commissioning

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SCREENING;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70349904418     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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