Can quality and productivity improve in a financially poorer NHS?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7731, 2009, Pages 1175-1177

  Crump, Bernard ^a   Adil, Mahmood ^a  

^a NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY;

COST SAVINGS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENGLAND; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 71249087583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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