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Enhancing the Healing Environment: NHS Directory

An article for the NHS Directory on the Enhancing the Healing Environment programme.
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By Sarah Waller CBE - 1 November 2005
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Shop 'til you drop

It is the lynchpin of health policy for third-term Labour, but how much does the public understand about what choice offers? Rebecca Rosen reports on new research.
By Rebecca Rosen - 27 October 2005
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Using statistics to detect poor practice

John Appleby explores the extent to which poor performance by individual clinicians could be reflected in data available from routine NHS statistics.
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By John Appleby - 2 June 2005
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Implementing a national strategy for patient safety: lessons from the National Health Services in England

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.
By Richard Lewis et al - 1 April 2005
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Get the measure of delivery

How clear is the link between low winter temperatures and high death rates? John Appleby argues that the NHS needs to measure health outcomes as well as health care outputs.
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By John Appleby - 3 February 2005
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