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Entry Date 2023-12-28
Source Bate P, Robert G, Bevan H. The next phase of healthcare improvement: what can we learn from social movements? Quality and Safety in Health Care. 2004;13(1):62-66.
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Source Type Review /Overview
Domain Systems
Subdomain1 Social factors
Subdomain2 Practice improvement
Key Points An interesting speculation around the reality that many attempts to improve the safety and quality of healthcare fail and that (in the UK) only around 15% of NHS staff participate in centrally driven 'programmatic' initiatives. New approaches based on the successful elements of social movements are suggested.
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