International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 12 Issue 7
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
A developmental performance framework for primary care
Susan Proctor, John CampbellPrimary care in the NHS changed substantially during the 1990s. In recent years, structural changes, most notably the introduction of primary care groups as an administrative…
Measuring the inappropriate utilization of accident and emergency services?
Albert Lee, Fei‐lung Lau, Clarke B. Hazlett, Chak‐wah Kam, Patrick Wong, Tai‐wai Wong, Susan ChowAccident and Emergency (A&E) departments are increasingly popular venues for primary care, causing a serious threat to healthcare quality. This paper reports the development of a…
An analysis of catering options within NHS acute hospitals
Jessica Li‐Jen Hwang, Terry Desombre, Anita Eves, Michael KippsReforms of the NHS’s healthcare structure have placed additional pressure on all aspects of hospital management. Evaluation of the effects of these reforms is difficult without…
Emergency psychiatric assessments: do outcomes match priorities?
Gill GreenThe targeting of scarce mental health resources is currently organised around three broad areas: treating severe mental illness; reducing suicide; and obviating risk to the wider…
Auditing the implementation of SIGN clinical guidelines
Michael Keaney, A.R. LorimerClinical practice guidelines are increasingly being recognised as integral to the clinical effectiveness agenda. According to the recent Scottish White Paper, Scotland “leads the…
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar