...Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi; Farid Gharibi Purpose Accreditation is an essential component in primary healthcare (PHC) systems. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the most suitable PHC accreditation models and standards, worldwide, and to prepare a comprehensive and unbiased summary from...

... improvement priorities, given that a UK Government requirement for public service managers to report failure demand has been removed. Design/methodology/approach The authors look at the literature across the public sector and then apply the failure demand concept to the UK’s primary healthcare system...

...Håkan Uvhagen; Mia von Knorring; Henna Hasson; John Øvretveit; Johan Hansson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore factors influencing early implementation and intermediate outcomes of a healthcare-academia partnership in a primary healthcare setting. Design/methodology/approach...

... health technologies (DHTs). Design/methodology/approach – A national primary healthcare center (PHCC) heads surveys in 2012-2013 carried out in both countries in 2006. Findings – There are large variations between the two countries. The largest, regarding effective DHT use in primary care...

...). Panellists without general practice experience were given the option of not rating on this scale. Ireland Evaluation Quality indicators Quality improvement Primary healthcare General practice Health systems Objective quality improvement activity measurement and improvement is more...

... Public health services Children with special needs Quality of life Primary healthcare Article Type: News and views From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 23, Issue 8 Keywords: Quality healthcare, Public health services,Children with special needs...

.... The PHCs all over the country of late, had undergone major changes directed towards improving performance and upgrading the quality of services. For more information: www.zawya.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Primary healthcare Healthcare organisations Public...

... Edited by Julie M Schirmer and Alain J Montegut,Radcliffe Publishing,2009,ISBN-10: 1 84619 357 5; ISBN-13: 978 1 84 619357 6 Keywords: Behavioral medicine principles, Patient needs-based assessment, Primary healthcare This textbook provides strategies for primary health professionals...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> National healthcare strategy Primary healthcare Preventative healthcare Healthcare performance Article Type: News and views From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 22, Issue 7 Keywords...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Primary healthcare Healthcare screening Healthcare access Article Type: News and views From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 22, Issue 2 Keywords: Primary healthcare, Healthcare screening...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Global healthcare Public health development Primary healthcare Article Type: News and views From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 22, Issue 1 WHO’s 60th anniversary Edited by Jo Lamb...

... Healthcare investment Global change Primary healthcare In her closing statement, Dr Chan addressed a potentially huge gain for children around the world; the global immunization strategy, which was developed jointly by WHO and UNICEF in collaboration with many member states...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Performance management Healthcare improvement Primary healthcare Morbidity, Performance and Quality In Primary Care Edited by Gert P. Westert, Lea Jabaaij and François G. SchellevisRadcliffeOxford2006312 pp. (paperback...

.... Keywords: Primary healthcare, Access, Healthcare improvement Zambia needs more doctors: Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have welcomed the Zambian Government’s decision to provide free healthcare to people living in rural areas, but at the same time asked the authorities to ensure that they had...

... of a strong primary care sector. The international interest in the Dutch situation is reflected in several chapters, where experts from all over the world put Dutch general practice into an international perspective. Contents include: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Primary...