Health service improvement through diagnostic waiting list management

Leadership in Health Services

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 254-265

  Bowerman, Jennifer ^a   Lodge, Amy ^a   Bamford, David ^b  

^a FAIRFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital management; National Health Service; Service improvements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; STATE MEDICINE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77956622330     PISSN: 17511879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17511870710829364     Document Type: Article

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