Editor–The recent paper by Dafydd et al 1 is a welcome attempt to quantify the service
contribution of specialist registrars. However, the cost calculation is more complex. The …

Since the introduction of the European Working Time Directive, specialist registrars arguably
contribute less to clinical service. The purpose of this study was to broadly quantify the …

Objectives: To determine the mean, median and 10th and 90th percentile levels of fees and
out‐of‐pocket costs to the patient for an initial consultation with a consultant physician; to …

Doctors in the West Midlands region are angry about the publication in two newspapers of
lists comparing waiting times for treatment by individual consultants. West Midlands …

Meeting the rights and standards of the patient's charter'will require radical changes in many
parts of the health service, particularly in the conduct of outpatient practice in hospitals …

TO THE EDITOR: Young and Dobson's article 1 examining the bulk-billing status of services
provided to women generated much debate. 2, 3 To add to that debate we undertook an …

Summary Objectives In England, patients can choose to have their NHS elective care
delivered by private (or 'independent sector') providers or by the NHS. Providers are paid a …

The NHS is becoming more reliant on technology, however the advances seen in personal
electronics have not yet made their way to the workplace. Inspired by a recent …

Waiting lists are a feature of all countries with a publicly funded health system, such as
Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, The Netherlands, Ireland and the UK. Despite …

TO THE EDITOR: It has been argued that reduced levels of bulk billing have resulted in
emergency department (ED) overcrowding due to an increase in nonemergency, primary …