International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 3 Issue 3
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
Organisational Audit: A National Approach to Setting and Monitoring Organisational Standards
Christine PittA project in progress within the Quality Assurance Programme at the King′s Fund Centre to consider the feasibility and the applicability of an organisational audit (accreditation…
Managerial Roles and Relationships: The Impact of the Griffiths Report
Peter Anthony, Mike ReedInsights into UK National Health Service staff perceptions of the term “management” are given, together with many views on the implications of the Griffiths proposals. Nurses…
Employment Strategies in Canadian and British Health Services
Gillian D. UrsellBased on research undertaken in 1988, an examination is carried out of the strategies being pursued by the Canadian and the UK health services in the light of current realities…
Health Service Management: An Introductory Overview of Canada and the UK
Julia Kiely, Paul BlytonAn overview of the health care systems in the UK and Canada is given, introducing the special series of articles comparing the two countries′ approaches.
Decision Making in Hospitals: A Canadian Study
Ali Dastmalchian, Raymond TervoThe findings of a study of organisational structure and decision making are outlined. The study was conducted in Saskatchewan and indicates the extent of decentralisation and the…
Health Care: A Critical Comparison of Canada and the UK
Maureen DixonAn examination is made of the similarities and differences in health care organisation in Canada and the UK. Consumers′ attitudes are discussed, as are the structure and financing…
ISSN:
0952-6862Online date, start – end:
1988Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar