title: Brief encounter: a dialogue between a philosopher and an NHS manager on the subject of 'quality'.
authors.affiliation: Department of Humanities, Crewe Alsager Faculty, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loughlin
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006270:Health Facility Administrators; D006801:Humans; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D012660:Semantics; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom