Lean implementation in primary care health visiting services in National Health Service UK

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Grove, A L ^a   Meredith, J O ^a   MacIntyre, M ^b   Angelis, J ^a   Neailey, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78249284023     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.039719     Document Type: Article

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