Making a Sustainable Difference to People, Processes and Systems: Whole-Systems Approaches to Process Improvement in Health Systems.

Int J Environ Res Public Health

UCD Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Education & Innovation in Health Systems, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems, UCD Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland.

Published: March 2023

The eighteen papers in this Special Issue, 'Whole-Systems Approaches to Process Improvement in Health Systems', address an enduring challenge in healthcare: to improve efficiency with existing or reduced resources, while maintaining safe and effective care [...].

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