BMJ  2003;327:1250 (29 November), doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7426.1250

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Nuffield Trust praises ambitious NHS plans but calls for better monitoring

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The Nuffield Trust this week praised the government for its comprehensive effort to improve the quality of care in the NHS but also called for the setting up of a centre to provide regular independent reports of NHS performance.

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Based on an 18 month research project, the report summarises what the Labour government has achieved since it came to power in 1997.

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Professor Sheila Leatherman, one of the authors and research professor at the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina, said: "We believe this is the most ambitious comprehensive and intentionally funded national initiative to improve healthcare quality in the world."

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The report says that the amount spent on quality related initiatives in the NHS since 1999 is more than £835m ($1425m; €1195m).

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The report shows that one of the greatest strengths of the NHS is that few adults are denied health care because of costs. . . . [Full text of this article]

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