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A Taxonomy of the Dimensions of Accreditation Systems
Author(s) -
Scrivens Ellie
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
social policy and administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1467-9515
pISSN - 0144-5596
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9515.1996.tb00431.x
Subject(s) - accreditation , certification and accreditation , political science , healthcare system , health services , public administration , medical education , management , medicine , health care , environmental health , law , population , economics
Unlike those in the USA, Canada and Australia, the UK National Health Service has no single dominant accreditation system. The Department of Health and the NHS Executive commissioned Keele University to study the organization and processes of accreditation and the potential impact of the introduction of a national accreditation system into the NHS. This paper discusses the policy questions involved in the construction of accreditation systems.