Healy, Judith.

Improving health care safety and quality reluctant regulators / [electronic resource] : by Judith Healy. - Surrey, U.K. ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2011. - xix, 328 p. : ill. - Law, ethics and governance . - Law, ethics and governance. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why regulate? -- How safe is health care? -- Regulatory actors : who governs health care? -- Regulating the health professions -- Safety cultures and safety systems -- Regulating staff : internal management -- Regulating organizations : external reviews -- Regulation by enforcement : laws, money, and monitoring -- Regulation by patients -- Responsive regulation : trust and transparency.


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2011.
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Medical care--Law and legislation.
Medical care--Evaluation.
Medical care--Safety measures.
Health facilities--Safety measures.


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