PFI in the NHS—is there an economic case? This claim is based on the fact that, for approval purposes, all privately financed schemes are compared with a notional publicly funded equivalent, the public sector comparator. However, this comparison is carried out using an appraisal... D Gaffney...
Given the gravity of these substantial flaws, I firmly request that NHS England critically reevaluates its decision and expeditiously provides the requested information. Transparency and accountability constitute fundamental tenets of good governance, and the public's right to be informed about the alloca...
Boards of directors play an increasingly fundamental role in British NHS trusts as well as other parts of the public sector. This study shows that their effectiveness is compromised by issues related to internal dynamics, processes, responsibility, overall functions and performance. The focus of ...
NHSCB. There is also the potential for conflicts of interest and self interest, with clinicians being both the commissioners and providers of care. This makes the appropriate governance arrangements and selection of LPN members critical, along with the correct number and proportion of primary and ...
The NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) is used by over 1,100 NHS organisations and their patients to choose, book and change over 70,000 referal appointment requests every day. By migrating e-RS to the cloud, BJSS improved performance, availability and scalability of the service - delivering hu...
What does a podiatrist do? Podiatrists specialise in foot, ankle and leg healthcare. They improve people's mobility, independence and quality of life for their patients. Imagine how amazing it would feel to have a career helping people to live pain-free lives. They work in the NHS and ind...
Boards of directors play an increasingly fundamental role in British NHS trusts as well as other parts of the public sector. This study shows that their effectiveness is compromised by issues related to internal dynamics, processes, responsibility, overall functions and performance. The focus of ...
Joint working between local authorities and the National Health Service (NHS) has been an integral part of health and social care policy in the United Kingdom for many years. Using evidence from two literature reviews this paper argues that there is little indication that joint working delivers ...
What is a PA? We asked Yasmin to explain the basics of PA Project Watch’s campaign to us, and anyone else who might not know the finer details of how the NHS functions. So first of all, what does the PA in the group’s name refer to? “It’s ‘Physician Associate‘, a role ...
Scott L. Greer 332Accesses Abstract Discussions of decentralization in health systems are ubiquitous, in politics and political economy, in economics, in health services, and in public policy. So is decentralization or territorial complexity in health policy and other areas of welfare responsibility, ...