International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 16 Issue 7
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
Attitudes and beliefs of doctors towards medication error reporting
D. McArdle, N. Burns, A. IrelandA sample of 15 hospital doctors, from four clinical specialties within an acute hospital trust, was interviewed. Doctors were questioned on definition of medication errors, causes…
User feedback from family‐planning clients in Uganda
Walter Kipp, Annette FlahertyThe objectives of this study were to determine knowledge, satisfaction and perceptions of clients of a community‐based family‐planning program in Uganda. In an interview survey…
Evaluating user experience of an NHS mental health service
Marie HansonThis study evaluated the treatment and care received in terms of the care programme approach (CPA) framework within a local specialist mental health community team. A survey…
Expatriate health‐care workers and maintenance of standards of practice factors affecting service delivery in Saudi Arabia
Cary A. Brown, Mieke BusmanAlthough Western‐trained expatriate workers (WTEW) have been widely studied in the business management field, over the last 20 years health‐care professionals working abroad have…
Clashes between understanding and doing – leaders’ understanding of management in intensive care during a period of reorganisation
E. Lindberg, E. Henriksen, U. RosenqvistThe objective was to elucidate hospital leaders’ understanding of the organisational structures and processes and their understanding of their leading role during an intensive…
Paediatric home care for acute illness: I. GPs’ and hospital‐at‐home staff views
Carol Davies, Jeremy DalePrevious studies of general practitioner views of paediatric home care have presented a rather negative view of such services. This study examines GPs’, nurses’ and managers’…
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar