title: Europe supports UK government in putting quality at the heart of health care.
abstract: The new government drive for quality to be at the heart of health care is discussed, following which an insight into the membership and remit of the new European Health-Care Working Group is given. The article also provides a brief description of the European Foundation for Quality Management model and the benefits associated with applying self-assessment as a tool for attaining business excellence. Finally, the first stages of the work proposed by the European Health-Care Working Group is highlighted along with the potential effect on health care within the UK.
authors.affiliation: European Centre for TQM, Bradford Management Centre, University of Bradford, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D005060:Europe; D019981:Health Care Sector; D017146:Models, Organizational; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D017749:Total Quality Management; D006113:United Kingdom