Qualitative study of views and experiences of performance management for healthcare-associated infections

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 41-47

  Brewster, L ^a   Tarrant, C ^a   Dixon Woods, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital management; Infection prevention and control; Performance management; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; LEARNING; PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; AGED; CLINICAL AUDIT; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; INTERVIEW; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL AUDIT; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84961219317     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.01.021     Document Type: Article

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