Driving quality – clinical governance in the National Health Service

Managing Service Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 117-128

  Ritchie, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governance; Kaizen; National Health Service; Quality; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986161436     PISSN: 09604529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09604520210421419     Document Type: Article

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