Assessment of facilities management process capability: A NHS facilities case study

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 277-288

  Amaratunga, Dilanthi ^a   Haigh, Richard ^a   Sarshar, Marjan ^a   Baldry, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facilities management; National health service; Process efficiency; Process management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85066162998     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860210442047     Document Type: Article

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