13 February 2008

NHS

NHS Reference costs 2007/08: collection guidance (7th February 2008)
This document outlines the mandatory requirements for the 2007/08 reference costs collection. It updates and supersedes previous costing guidance. It should be read in conjunction with the latest version of the NHS costing manual.
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NHS Costing Manual 2007/08 (7th February 2008)
This manual sets out the principles and practice of costing to be applied in the NHS. It is not just designed to support the production of the National Schedule of Reference Costs and through this, the national tariff, but should also be used in developing and monitoring service and financial frameworks, as well as developments in and the monitoring and implementation of National Service Frameworks.
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Organisational factors that influence waiting times in emergency departments (February 2008)
Waiting times in emergency departments are important to patients and also to hospitals,who are measured on how quickly they deal with attendees. But waiting times are highly variable, to the extent that there can be differences even between emergency departments that are quite similar in their size and workload. Are there any organisational characteristics that are shared by emergency departments which have shorter waiting times? This research addresses this question, identifying three factors that are strongly associated with shorter waiting times.
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