Providing Quality in the Public Sector by Lucy Gaster

Providing Quality in the Public Sector by Lucy Gaster

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Argues that if public services are to be reformed or improved, achieving the best possible quality of service is essential. This title presents a model for understanding quality and putting it into practice. It examines quality philosophies and approaches. It presents overviews of policy on quality in central and local government.

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Providing Quality in the Public Sector by Lucy Gaster

Argues that if public services are to be reformed or improved, achieving the best possible quality of service is essential. This title presents a model for understanding quality and putting it into practice. It examines quality philosophies and approaches. It presents overviews of policy on quality in central and local government.
Lucy Gaster retired from the Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham, and she is now an Honarary Senior Research Fellow there. She has had years of experience as a local government officer and 'community activist'.

Amanda Squires is a Clinical Governance Review Manager at the Commission for Health Improvement. She trained as a Chartered Physiotherapist working in South London in the highly interdisciplinary/multi-agency area of rehabilitation of older people. She has held health authority and academic quality improvement posts.

John Crawley, Michael Greenwood, Tessa Harding, Carol Hayden and Pat Scrutton contribute a chapter each to the book.
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ISBN 13 9780335209552
ISBN 10 0335209556
Title Providing Quality in the Public Sector
Author Lucy Gaster
Series Public Policy And Management Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Open University Press
Year published 2003-03-16
Number of pages 304
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