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- Published on: 7 January 2003
- Published on: 29 November 2002
- Published on: 7 January 2003Guidelines can be derived from research into quality programmesShow More
Dear Editor
I would like to thank Dr Checkland for her thoughtful comments on our paper about evaluating quality programmes. I have some sympathy with her views and for the intriguing proposal about research in this area which she makes. I would agree that insufficient attention has been given to how features of organisations described in organisational theory influences how quality programmes are carried throu...
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None declared. - Published on: 29 November 2002Quality improvement programmes: time for a rethink?Show More
Dear Editor
I read the paper by Ovretveit and Gustafsen with interest, as I believe that this is a neglected area. I found their paper admirably clear and concise, and I would agree with many of their points. However, I feel that they have neglected one important area.
In their discussion of the ways in which this kind of research could be improved, they discuss the need for empirically based explanatory theo...
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