You are the newly appointed Director of Health Services in your health facility.  An annual report has revealed that there is a perceived low quality of care among both patients and staff.  You are leading a team of Health Quality Assurance and Safety experts to ascertain the causes.  How would you apply the key elements of quality care to undertake this assignment using suitable framework(s) for patients and staff?

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