The State of Quality in the NHS in England: a Qualitative Analysis of Interviews With Forty-Three High-Ranking Representatives of the NHS

Recent years have seen dramatic changes in the quality infrastructure of the NHS in England. In addition to the large-scale restructuring that occurred under the 2012 Health and Social Care Act, there have been copious changes intended to address well-publicized and scandalous lapses in the quality...

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Main Author: Martin, Sara (Author)
Corporate Author: Harvard Medical School
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
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