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International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance


Volume 20 Issue 5

Published: 2007 | Start Page: 363

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1616115 Quality award dimensions: a strategic instrument for measuring health service quality
M. Palani Natha Raja, S.G. Deshmukh, Subhash Wadhwa (pp. 363-378)
Keywords: Baldrige Award, European Foundation for Quality Management, Health services, India, Quality management
ArticleType: Research paper
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1616116 The role of insurance in health care management in India
Hima Gupta (pp. 379-391)
Keywords: Expenditure, Financing, Health insurance, Health services, India, Public health
ArticleType: Literature review
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1616117 Is the Swedish welfare state in retreat? Current trends in Swedish health care
Randolph K. Quaye (pp. 392-404)
Keywords: Clinical governance, Financial benefits, Health services sector, Medical treatment, Social welfare, Sweden
ArticleType: Research paper
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1616118 Quality improvement and paramedic care: What does the literature reveal for pre-hospital emergency care in Australia?
Russell Linwood, Gary Day, Gerrard FitzGerald, Brian Oldenburg (pp. 405-415)
Keywords: Ambulance services, Australia, Emergency treatment, Paramedics, Quality improvement
ArticleType: Literature review
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1616119 The quest to improve Chinese healthcare: some fundamental issues
Shiu-hung Lee, Artie W. Ng, Karen Zhang (pp. 416-428)
Keywords: China, Health services, Performance measurement systems, Quality improvement, Resource allocation
ArticleType: Literature review
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1616120 Relating nursing workload to quality of care in child and adolescent mental health inpatient services
Colin Ridley (pp. 429-440)
Keywords: Adolescents, Mental health services, National Health Service, Nursing, Patient care, United Kingdom
ArticleType: Research paper
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1616121 Migrating registered nurses in the UK: Black and minority ethnic overseas nurses' perspectives
Obrey Alexis, Vasso Vydelingum (pp. 441-452)
Keywords: Ethnic minorities, Job satisfaction, National Health Service, Nurses, Phenomenology, United Kingdom
ArticleType: Research paper
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Editorial

IJHCQA author and reader data
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1616122 IJHCQA author and reader data
Journal: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
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Author(s): Keith Hurst
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News and views

World Health Organization Tuberculosis: infection and transmission
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1616123 World Health Organization Tuberculosis: infection and transmission
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UK - New wave of community hospitals and services - old community hospitals get twenty-first century face-lift along with multi-million pound investment in new health centers
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1616124 UK - New wave of community hospitals and services - old community hospitals get twenty-first century face-lift along with multi-million pound investment in new health centers
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UK - NHS improving on stress and safety finds healthcare watchdog in annual NHS staff survey but results highlight levels of violence and abuse
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1616125 UK - NHS improving on stress and safety finds healthcare watchdog in annual NHS staff survey but results highlight levels of violence and abuse
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UK - Patient safety goes international - Don Berwick said the UK had hit milestones in improving healthcare
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1616126 UK - Patient safety goes international - Don Berwick said the UK had hit milestones in improving healthcare
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Egypt - Scottish university deal heralds new era of nursing and health care in Egypt and other countries in the Middle East
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1616127 Egypt - Scottish university deal heralds new era of nursing and health care in Egypt and other countries in the Middle East
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Africa - Economic Partnership Agreement
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1616128 Africa - Economic Partnership Agreement
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Australia - Australians smoking less but still drinking
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1616129 Australia - Australians smoking less but still drinking
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Australia - Start of cervical cancer vaccinations
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1616130 Australia - Start of cervical cancer vaccinations
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New Zealand - Increase in services for forensic mental health patients
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1616131 New Zealand - Increase in services for forensic mental health patients
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USA - AHRQ and Ad Council encourage patients to ask questions and get more involved with their health care
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1616132 USA - AHRQ and Ad Council encourage patients to ask questions and get more involved with their health care
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Canada - Improving Inuit health
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1616133 Canada - Improving Inuit health
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Peru - Peru's undernourishment level is one of the highest in America
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1616134 Peru - Peru's undernourishment level is one of the highest in America
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Recent publications

Bringing User Experience to Healthcare Improvement: the Concepts, Methods and Practices of Experience-based Design
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1616135 Bringing User Experience to Healthcare Improvement: the Concepts, Methods and Practices of Experience-based Design
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International Council of Nurses: Nursing Leadership
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1616236 International Council of Nurses: Nursing Leadership
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A Caring Society?: Care and the Dilemmas of Human Services in the 21st Century
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1616136 A Caring Society?: Care and the Dilemmas of Human Services in the 21st Century
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