International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance: Volume 3 Issue 1
Addressing the issues of management and quality
Table of contents
Hospitals to Get Star Ratings?
Richard LewisThe possible introduction of a star rating system for hospital catering is discussed. Many Health Authority catering heads would welcome it as a help in Quality Assurance…
Is Small Really Beautiful?
Penny Smith, Julie Bennetts, Karen PaveyAs part of a general move to community care and concurrent closure of a 280 bedded hospital, West Dorset Health Authority, as an interim measure two years ago, moved 17 clients…
Aiming for Excellence in Mental Handicap Services
Paul DickensInterest in the quality of services for people with a mental handicap has arisen from three main sources; administrative and financial monitoring, research, and humanitarian…
Assuring Quality in Community Care
Sian WilliamsFollowing industrial experience in Japan the author presents a model to evaluate and monitor a community mental handicap service. It looks at outcome, structure and process…
HIV Disease and Psychiatric Practice
Jose Catalan, Massimo Riccio, Christopher ThompsonThis article sets out guidelines for psychiatric practice prepared at the request of The Royal College of Psychiatrists. It gives an overview of psychosocial and neuropsychiatric…
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0952-6862Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Charu Chandra
- Professor Sameer Kumar