Hospital board oversight of quality and safety: A stakeholder analysis exploring the role of trust and intelligence Quality, performance, safety and outcomes the Many Meanings of 'Quality' in Healthcare: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Millar, Ross ^a   Freeman, Tim ^b   Mannion, Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boards; Intelligence; Patient Safety; Quality; Trust

Indexed keywords

BOARD OF TRUSTEES; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; STANDARDS; TRUST;

ENGLAND; GOVERNING BOARD; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEADERSHIP; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; TRUST;

EID: 84935891365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-0771-x     Document Type: Article

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