Letters
Tackling practice variation
Threats and opportunities of the NHS reforms
BMJ 2011; 342 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d2269 (Published 08 April 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;342:d2269
- Nigel Dudley, consultant in elderly medicine1
- 1St James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK
- nigel.dudley{at}leedsth.nhs.uk
The NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare did not include a section on use of continuing healthcare resources despite the wide variation in its funding around the country (table⇓). 1 Variation is partly influenced by local demography and epidemiology, but much remains unexplained, although it probably relates to how healthcare staff interpret and implement national …
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