Exploring the role of communications in quality improvement: A case study of the 1000 Lives Campaign in NHS Wales

Journal of Communication in Healthcare

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 76-84

  Cooper, Andrew ^a   Gray, Jonathon ^b   Willson, Alan ^a   Lines, Chris ^a   McCannon, Joe ^c   McHardy, Karina ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b Ko Awatea Counties Manukau District Health Board   (New Zealand)

^c Billions Institute   (United States)

^d WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Communications strategy; Evaluation; Patient safety; Quality improvement; Safety culture; Wales

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926290328     PISSN: 17538068     EISSN: 17538076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1753807615Y.0000000006     Document Type: Article

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