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Data briefing: Waiting times are just so...1950s

10 Apr 2008
John Appleby, Ruth Thorlby
John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby consider the issues surrounding waiting times in the NHS, from the 1950s up to the present day.

Patient choice in general practice: the implications of patient satisfaction surveys

2 Apr 2008
Anna Dixon, Julian Le Grand, Ruth Robertson
Ruth Robertson, Anna Dixon and Julian Le Grand consider the factors that explain patient satisfaction with general practice physicians and how this may drive patients' choice of practice.

Darzi review must avoid national blueprint to enable best local solutions

28 Feb 2008
Niall Dickson
The case for change in the health service is irrefutable, argues Niall Dickson, but strong managerial and clinical leadership, astute financial planning and significant changes in working practices will be needed to ensure Lord Darzi's review is truly a 'once in a generation opportunity'.

Bear the burden of getting care just right

19 Jun 2007
Geraint Lewis, Phyllis Shelton
Geraint Lewis and Phyllis Shelton argue that as patients demand more, it is vital to control variation while preserving truly personalised delivery.

Why we are crying out for a care revolution

18 Jun 2007
Niall Dickson
Our failure to support frail, vulnerable older people is one of the unrecognised scandals of our time. Niall Dickson calls for a 'care revolution'.

Interventions that change clinician behaviour: mapping the literature

27 Nov 2006
Ruth Robertson, Karen Jochelson
The King's Fund was commissioned to carry out this literature review on clinician behaviour on behalf of NICE.

Let's not get stuck in the queue

25 Apr 2006
John Appleby
There is more to improving the NHS than cutting patient waiting times, argues John Appleby.

Can the English NHS meet the 18-week waiting list target?

12 Jan 2006
John Appleby, Richard Lewis
Richard Lewis and John Appleby question whether the 18-week NHS waiting list target is in the interest of patients and the system in the long run.

Enhancing the Healing Environment: NHS Directory

1 Nov 2005
Sarah Waller CBE
An article for the NHS Directory on the Enhancing the Healing Environment programme.

The quest for quality in the NHS: still searching?

20 Jul 2005
John Appleby
To assess what we get for our money we need more than simple activity data, argues John Appleby.

Using statistics to detect poor practice

2 Jun 2005
John Appleby
John Appleby explores the extent to which poor performance by individual clinicians could be reflected in data available from routine NHS statistics.

Implementing a national strategy for patient safety: lessons from the National Health Services in England

1 Apr 2005
Richard Lewis, M Fletcher
Richard Lewis and M. Fletcher highlight the importance of a strategic analysis of the policy process in the design of the national patient safety strategy.

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