| European countries differ in the Health Care Quality Policies they pursue and consequently there are differences in the extent of Quality Management (QM) in health care organisations. The aim of the project is to facilitate and co-ordinate the exchange of information and expertise on similarities and differences among European Countries in a) the National Quality Policies, and b) research methods to assess quality management (QM) in health care organisations at national level. To gain insight into the Quality Policy and the implementation of QM in the 9 participating countries three workshops will be organised. The results of the discussions will be presented in overviews published in reports and on a web site. The countries to improve their quality policy and QM strategies in order to improve the quality of care and quality of life of European citizens can use the new information. |