18 March 2008

NHS

Assessing design quality in LIFT primary care buildings (10th March 2008)
This briefing paper summarises the findings of CABE research into the design quality of new health buildings provided under the local improvement finance trust (LIFT) programme. The research is based on a survey of 20 primary care buildings built under the first three waves of the LIFT programme between 2002 and 2006. It highlights areas for close consideration and recommendations for improvement.
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An independent NHS: What’s in it for patients and citizens? (12th March 2008)

This report, written by David Levy for the Picker Institute, is the first analysis that has looked at the potential value of independence from the point of view of the public, rather than politicians, clinicians or NHS management. The report argues that greater independence for the NHS from the government could be of benefit to patients and citizens if a Public Value approach is applied.
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