Emergency general surgery: Challenges and opportunities

"The Nuffield Trust was commissioned by The Royal College of Surgeons of England to explore the challenges facing emergency general surgery (EGS) and to identify opportunities to overcome those challenges."

Emergency general surgery: Challenges and opportunities
R Watson, H Crump, C Imison, C Currie, M Gaskins
Nuffield Trust
April 2016

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The state of general practice

"In the run-up to the 2015 General Election, the Nuffield Trust is regularly surveying a panel of 100 health and social care leaders in England for their views on a range of issues, including the state of the NHS and social care system, and what they believe should be the priority areas for reform during the next Parliament."

The state of general practice: the views of health and social care leaders: Health and Social Care Leaders' Panel: Survey no. 2
J Smith, R Thorlby
Nuffield Trust
November 2014

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Stretched to the limit: a survey of emergency medicine consultants in the UK

"This report, the first of its kind, describes the working practices of consultants and other senior decision makers in the Emergency Department (ED), the pressures they face and the impact on their working lives."

Stretched to the limit: a survey of emergency medicine consultants in the UK
TB Hassan, B Walker, M Harrison, F Rae
The College of Emergency Medicine
October 2013

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The match between institutional elderly care management research and management challenges

"Institutional care management research needs to focus more on challenges in integrated care, productivity, ICT and division of labor."

The match between institutional elderly care management research and management challenges - a systematic literature review
K Kokkonen, S Rissanen, A Hujala
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2012, 10:35

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Ten challenges in improving quality in healthcare

"The Health Foundation’s evaluation reports offer a rich resource of learning for those who undertake improvement work in healthcare."

Ten challenges in improving quality in healthcare: lessons from the Health Foundation's programme evaluations and relevant literatureM Dixon-Woods, S McNicol, G Martin
BMJ Quality and Safety, 2012, 21:876-884

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