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Do Hospital Boards matter for better, safer, patient care?

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  • Mannion, R.
  • Davies, H.T.O.
  • Jacobs, R.
  • Kasteridis, P.
  • Millar, R.
  • Freeman, T.

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Manifest failings in healthcare quality and safety in many countries have focused attention on the role of hospital Boards. While a growing literature has drawn attention to the potential impacts of Board composition and Board processes, little work has yet been carried out to examine the influence of Board competencies. In this work, we first validate the structure of an established ‘Board competencies’ self-assessment instrument in the English NHS (the Board Self-Assessment Questionnaire, or BSAQ). This tool is then used to explore in English acute hospitals the relationships between (a) Board competencies and staff perceptions about how well their organisation deals with quality and safety issues; and (b) Board competencies and a raft of patient safety and quality measures at organisation level.

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  • Mannion, R. & Davies, H.T.O. & Jacobs, R. & Kasteridis, P. & Millar, R. & Freeman, T., 2017. "Do Hospital Boards matter for better, safer, patient care?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 177(C), pages 278-287.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:177:y:2017:i:c:p:278-287
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.01.045
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