TY  - JOUR
AB  - The purpose of this paper is to present the idea of a national health quality plan as a way of mobilising and organising effort towards quality improvement, and stimulate debate and interest in the West in the subject, showing how quality improvement can be developed and invigorated by engaging in issues arising from quality strategies in developing countries. Considers why developing countries are concerned to improve the quality of health care and the different methods which can be used. Stresses the importance of recognising the starting‐point and what can help and hinder this work. Concentrates on improving the quality of health care, rather than the wider and important question of improving health. Concludes that developing countries do have the exerptise and that extra resources are needed, mostly for training and supervision. Opines that if implementation is not managed then the investment will be wasted.
VL  - 17
IS  - 7
SN  - 0952-6862
DO  - 10.1108/09526860410563177
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09526860410563177
AU  - Øvretveit John
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - Formulating a health quality improvement strategy for a developing country
T2  - International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 368
EP  - 376
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -