Confronting the quality paradox: Towards new characterisations of 'quality' in contemporary healthcare

Deborah Swinglehurst*, Nathan Emmerich, Jo Maybin, Sophie Park, Sally Quilligan

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Abstract

This editorial introduces the special Biomed Central cross-journal collection The Many Meanings of 'Quality' in Healthcare: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, setting out the context for the development of the collection, and presenting brief summaries of all the included papers in three broad themes 1) the practices of assuring quality in healthcare 2) giving 'space to the story' 3) addressing moral complexity in the clinic, the classroom and the academy. The editorial concludes with reflections on some of the key messages that emerge from the papers which are relevant to policymakers and practitioners who seek to improve the quality of healthcare.

Original languageEnglish
Article number240
JournalBMC Health Services Research
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Jun 2015
Externally publishedYes

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