Implementing large-scale quality improvement: Lessons from The Productive Ward: Releasing Time to Care™

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 237-253

  Morrow, Elizabeth ^a   Robert, Glenn ^a   Maben, Jill ^a   Griffiths, Peter ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovation; Efficiency; Hospitals; Lean production; Lean thinking; Productive ward; Quality improvement; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; POLICY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84860358414     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526861211221464     Document Type: Article

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