All Health Service Journal articles in 15 March 2007
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News
Outcomes measures tools
The Care Services Improvement Partnership is developing a compendium of outcomes measures tools to improve the quality of mental health care and establish best practice.
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HSJ Knowledge
Legal briefing: consultation
The duty for NHS bodies to consult extends pretty far and it may be better to take the bull by the horns, no matter how the public reacts, than risk a judicial review, says David Lock
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HSJ Knowledge
Health outcomes measurement in Southwark adult mental health services
South London and Maudsley NHS trust has found significant benefits from.using health of the nation and outcomes scales
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Practitioner view: Measuring outcomes in mental health and social care
Measuring outcomes is a direct way to improve the quality and accountability of services. It can help us to improve our understanding of the impact of services on people's lives. Those who use services and carers need reassurance that treatments and care provided are producing results for them as individuals, ...
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How Buckinghamshire is moving opthalmology closer to home
There is a lot of rhetoric about moving care closer to home but how easy is it and can quality be maintained?