International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 9 Issue 1
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
Problem‐based medical education in general practice and health care quality assurance
Mats Foldevi, Göran Sommansson, Erik TrellStates that health systems globally are in transition, for which also a correspondingly reformed education is required, involving new ‐ and renewed ‐ basic sciences, principles…
Health care quality in NHS hospitals
Fayek N. YoussefHospitals provide the same type of service, but they do not all provide the same quality of service. No one knows this better than patients. Reports the results of a market…
Using consumer feedback to improve services
Alison SpencerDescribes how a consumer satisfaction survey was carried out at a community mental health centre and the improvements that occurred as a result. A questionnaire was designed to be…
Continuity of care on admission to hospital: an audit of Airedale NHS Trust’s transfer policy
Beverley Slater, Joanne CornforthDescribes an audit of inter‐profession communications among hospital, community health and social services concerning hospital admission. Information from 150 patient admissions…
Assessment of medical technology and the challenge for health reform in Africa
Randolph QuayeIntroduces an African perspective to existing research and scholarship on the relationship between western medical technology and health care planning in Africa. Examining the…
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0952-6862e-ISSN:
1758-6542ISSN-L:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar