The Government is promoting user choice within the NHS. But choice must inevitably be limited by the need to control spending and by safety considerations: where it is feasible to provide it, it entails costs which must be set against the benefits it creates. This article identifies the key ...
Introduction Patient and public involvement is the cornerstone of the 'patient-led' National Health Service (NHS). Though the UK has had state sponsored arrangements for patient and public involvement since 1974, they have become fragmented and unstable. Patients' forums and the Commission for Patien...
Objectives To examine the types of choices available to patients in the English NHS when being referred for acute hospital care in the light of the divergence of patient choice policy in the four countries of the UK.Methods Case studies of eight local health economies in England, Scotland, Nort...
All but one patient reported that the aim of their OS (i.e. the functional goal why OS were prescribed) was the most the important factor influencing ‘usability’ (Table 3). Although goals were described differently (depending on pathology and choice of wording; Table 3), all patients ...
Older people have told us: “Voice – to be able to have my voice heard.”“Choice – to be able to choose the life I want to live.”“Control – to try and retain control of my life for as long as I possibly can.” What is co-production in the NHS?
What does NowPatient do? Where is NowPatient located? How can I contact NowPatient? Who owns NowPatient? Can you tell me more about your NHS online pharmacy? How do I make a complaint? Can you tell me more about NowPatient’s prescribing services for treatments offered? Can you tell me...
healthcare expert Don Berwick can do for the National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain in 2013. It says that the British prime minister invited Berwick to improve the quality of patient care in the NHS. According to professor Steve Field, Berwick has a greater knowledge and understanding...
3 We also aimed at highlightingareas of intervention where evidence is in fact not available and should be. Patients, materials, and methods Patients and data collection We included every adult patient (ie, aged ≥18 years) seen for thefirst time and treated at one of the clinics of ...
Low-dose Pill“.) The patient pays completely for the OC. The monthly fee is about 2,000~3,000 yen and varies depending on the medical institution, so consult your OB-GYN first about a prescription.For those who are “worried about forgetting to take the pill,” we recommend the ...
Firms like the NHS have a hard time shutting down their entire system to update when they need things like patient data available at nearly all times — though not taking the time to update caused them much more grief in the long run. How was it stopped? Cybersecurity researcher Marcus ...