The effect of young age on survival in cervical cancer is not fully known, although evidence
has suggested that it is a poor prognostic factor and that young patients should therefore be …

Background NHS Direct is a nurse-led telephone helpline that covers the whole of England
and Wales. NHS Direct derived data are being used for community surveillance, the purpose …

Methods Our review is based on copies of documents supplied to us by the Medical
Defence Union, but we have also sought clarification and additional written information from …

The aims of this study were to determine if inter-school variation in smoking prevalence was
due to differences in pupil composition or other school-level factors. A cohort of 13–14-year-…

Aims to assess the development of clinical governance within NHS Trusts in the West
Midlands by means of a cross‐sectional qualitative study based on in‐depth interviews and …

A postal questionnaire survey was conducted in 1993 to determine the job satisfaction and
current state of health of British-trained pre-registration house officers (PRHOs) working in the …

Objective: To describe changes in delay to administration of thrombolytic therapy associated
with a region-wide audit. Design: Observational study of patients admitted with suspected …

Given the increased leadership role for public health associated with The new NHS—modern-dependable
and Our healthier nation, 2 how do we grow practitioners who are able to …

Repeated headlines about baby deaths associated with experimental treatment—continuous
negative extrathoracic pressure (CNEP)—attracted the attention of Members of Parliament. …

Those who attended the 5th UK and Ireland HIA Conference in Birmingham will have been
impressed by the renovated canals of Central Birmingham, the Symphony Hall, the National …