title: Organizing for quality in a base hospital.
abstract: This paper examines the current situation regarding the implementation of quality assurance (QA) programmes in relation to the Tamworth Base Hospital and Health Service. The importance of organizational design and the establishment of a Quality Resource Department are examined as means of achieving effective QA.
authors.affiliation: Quality Resource Department, Tamworth Base Hospital and Health Service, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009517:New South Wales; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*