.../burnout, autonomy/empowerment and system/structure. Working shifts over 12 h or more than 40 h a week is associated with increased adverse events and errors, lower quality patient care, less attention to safety concerns and more care left undone. Long shifts give healthcare personnel more flexibility...

...Aaron Asibi Abuosi Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find out whether there are any significant gaps in perceptions of quality of care between patients and healthcare providers in Ghana’s hospitals. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey of patients seeking...

...Ahmet Yildiz; Sidika Kaya Purpose – This article aims to investigate perceptions of Turkish nurses on the impact of accreditation on quality of care and the effect of accreditation on quality results. Design/methodology/approach – This study was performed as a cross-sectional, questionnaire...

.... The guidelines aim to ensure that high quality care is delivered in a timely fashion in order to achieve improved clinical outcomes. It is proposed that regular audit of practice and adherence to guidelines would allow comparison between trusts and could be used as a basis for service redesign and planning...

... Publishing Limited 2011 Electronic medical records Chronic disease Screening Prevention Quality of care Primary care Record keeping Canada The promotion by policy makers of electronic medical records (EMRs) as a means to realize efficiency and cost savings requires careful evaluation...