title: Assessing the quality of care in cancer nursing.
abstract: Quality assessment methods are not new. They have been used in industry since the beginning of the century. But, as healthcare services take on some of the characteristics of industrial organizations, so systems to measure quality in healthcare services are becoming of increasing importance. Below, a description of a model for assessing the quality of care in cancer nursing, which has been designed to suit healthcare settings at the local, national, regional and international levels. It has been tested at local level within The Royal Marsden Hospital and at national level in conjunction with the Royal College of Nursing Standards of Care Project to define national standards for cancer care.
authors.affiliation: Royal Marsden Hospital, London UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Luthert
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000379:methods; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000592:standards; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care