...Hatice Mutlu; Seda Tuğba Baykara Mat Purpose This study aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of improving quality and safety in healthcare by thoroughly examining the impact of accreditation processes on hospital operations and exploring nurse managers’ experiences with these processes...

... and accreditation, staff/surgeons expertise, healthcare information, hospital facilities and services, patient safety, travel risk, surgical costs and holiday opportunity as important factors that influence the decision to travel abroad for medical treatment/surgery. Research limitations/implications Foreign...

... the research during the piloting of the new regulatory approach may have accentuated some challenges. There is scope for further research on inspection team leadership. Issues may arise if inspection and accreditation agencies deploy temporary, heterogeneous survey teams. This research...

...David Greenfield; Deborah Debono; Anne Hogden; Reece Hinchcliff; Virginia Mumford; Marjorie Pawsey; Johanna Westbrook; Jeffrey Braithwaite Purpose – Health systems are changing at variable rates. Periods of significant change can create new challenges or amplify existing barriers to accreditation...