Background Problems of quality and safety persist in health systems worldwide. We
conducted a large research programme to examine culture and behaviour in the English …

Health policy in much of the developed world is concerned with assessing and improving
the quality of health care. The USA, in particular, has identified specific concerns over quality …

Background: There is growing international interest in managing organisational culture as a
lever for healthcare improvement. This has prompted a practical need to understand what …

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Objectives. To review some of the key debates relating to the nature of organizational culture
and culture change in health care organizations and systems. Methods. A literature review …

Professionals in healthcare organisations who seek to enhance safety and quality in an
increasingly demanding industry environment often identify culture as a barrier to change …

Many in healthcare today are inter-ested in defining ''quality improvement''. We propose
defining it as the combined and unceasing efforts of everyone—healthcare professionals …

The culture of the healthcare workplace is influential in delivering care that is person-
centred, clinically effective and continually improving in response to a changing context. The …

Background Identifying characteristics associated with struggling healthcare organisations
may help inform improvement. Thus, we systematically reviewed the literature to:(1) Identify …

Background Formal evaluations of programmes are an important source of learning about
the challenges faced in improving quality in healthcare and how they can be addressed. The …