Empowerment or rhetoric? Investigating the role of NHS foundation trust governors in the governance of patient safety

Health Policy

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 301-310

  Ocloo, Josephine ^a   O'Shea, Ali ^b   Fulop, Naomi ^c  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b O'Shea Social Research   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Governance; Patient safety; User involvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; EMPOWERMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; TELECONSULTATION;

DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; USER INVOLVEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; TRUSTEES;

EID: 84882627990     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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