title: Quality and the new NHS.
abstract: In this article, the authors explore the concept of quality in health care and examine in detail some of the methods currently being used to assess and improve it.
authors.affiliation: NHS Executive West Midlands, Birmingham.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brocklehurst
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Walshe
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom