One- Off Change May Not Be Possible

question 19

Multiple Choice

One- off change may not be possible. How did change occur in hospitals, according the Denis et al's research summarised in the textbook?

• A) A number of initiatives had to be carried out at the same time.
• B) One initiative had to be completed before another could be started.
• C) One initiative made limited progress, stalled, and then another made further advances.
• D) A maximum of three initiatives made limited progress, were then postponed and re- started some months later.

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