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2023-12-28

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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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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