... inspections statutorily implemented by the government as a national package to assure and improve hospital care quality, while implementing quality management systems (QMS) was voluntary for hospitals. The government’s strong QA policy legislation role and support has been an important factor for successful...

...Roger Paxton; M.N. Asghar English health authorities are required to inspect pharmaceutical practice in registered nursing homes within their area. The inspection process provides opportunities to improve as well as monitor practice. An exploratory study is reported in which the verbal and non...

..., in terms of the degree of importance attached to quality of care. However, at the operational level, this issue was considered to be more salient, although still reliant on the discretion of each individual inspection officer. Puts forward a three‐point plan for strengthening inspection practices. © MCB...