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Accreditation—a verification ritual lacking verification

Name: Accreditation—a verification ritual lacking verification
Creator: Ian G Wilson
Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences, Clinical Audit, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality Assurance, Health Care, 0502 economics and business, 05 social sciences, Humans, 16. Peace & justice, Ceremonial Behavior, United Kingdom

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 07 Nov 2018Publisher:BMJJournal:BMJ (issn: 0959-8138, eissn: 1756-1833,

Authors: Ian G Wilson;

doi: 10.1136/bmj.k4647

pmid: 30404779

Accreditation—a verification ritual lacking verification

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Abstract

The King’s Fund found that Care Quality Commission (CQC) audits had little impact on the quality of care.1 Oxebridge has put this in the wider context, saying that placing confidence in related systems from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) does not prevent loss of life.2 Compliance with such standards is equated with “quality.” But these standards lack anything more …

Related Organizations

Belfast City Hospital
United Kingdom
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
United Kingdom

Keywords

Clinical Audit, Quality Assurance, Health Care, Humans, Ceremonial Behavior, United Kingdom, Accreditation

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