Delivering excellence in health and social care : quality, excellence, and performance measurement Max Moullin

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Many organizations in health and social care are striving to implement the ideas of organizational excellence, performance measurement and process improvement, in the context of a large number of government initiatives including the NHS Plan, Best Value, Clinical Governance and Quality Protects. This book provides a clear explanation of the whole area and includes a wide variety of case studies and examples within health and social care, including the Voluntary Sector." "The book gives extensive guidance on the use of the Excellence Model, but it does much more than just describe how to use the Model. It provides practical guidance on how to deliver services focused on patients and service users, on how organizations can lead, motivate and involve their staff, on partnerships and user involvement, and on the vital area of process improvement. There is also a major section on performance measurement.