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Information for Patients
Can giving patients information such as individual hospital and surgeon death rates help them make better decisions about where to go for treatment? John Appleby reveals the problems with a US example
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Running out of juice
Measures of productivity in the NHS can be misleading and take no account of improvements in quality.
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Slice of life
my brilliant career - nurse management - After a 30-year absence, patients are welcoming matrons back to hospital wards. But how does the role, with its historic baggage, fit in with the demands of modern management, asks Lyn Whitfield
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Banker's draft
Derek Wanless is worth his weight in bold ideas, but what about their execution? Lynn Eaton takes up 27 minutes of his valuable time to find out
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The three degrees
Paul Stephenson examines the details of the Wanless report, which outlines the financial options under three possible scenarios
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Safety in numbers
ward staffing Using a computerised model to assess quality of care led to extra staff being appointed in a trust.Caroline Rapson and Julie Halliday explain how the project worked
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Battle fatigue
US healthcare A decade after the Gulf war, the US Congress is once again so preoccupied with foreign affairs and recession that it is neglecting health issues at home - including growing Medicaid deficits, writes Howard Berliner
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The power of one
Alan Milburn's inspection reform finally puts the NHS and private hospitals on the same footing, says Daloni Carlisle
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Hine quits as scrutiny takes an Ofsted-style approach
Published:25/04/2002, Volume II2, No. 5802, Page 4 5
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Managers do not count for much in delivery plan
Published:25/04/2002, Volume II2, No. 5802, Page 4 5
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GP contract 'will not cut range of services'
Published:25/04/2002, Volume II2, No. 5802, Page 6