Improving the performance of the English NHS

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7750, 2010, Pages 771-772

  Ham, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; COMPETITION; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYEE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEADERSHIP; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENCE; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKILL; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77950687806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c1776     Document Type: Editorial

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