Optimising hospital systems comes first
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Public reporting of individual surgeon performance 543 Stephen Clarke, Justin G Oakley, David A Neil, Joseph E Ibrahim Measurement, monitoring and clinical governance 543 Sue M Evans, Peter A Cameron, Paul Myles, Johannes Stoelwinder, John J McNeil Optimising hospital systems comes first 544 Anthony P Morton Dramatic changes for the better are already occurring 544 Bruce H Barraclough It’s time to plan our future health system 545 Peter M Brooks A half-day each month for quality and safety activities 545 R James Aitken Re-inventing the wheel? 546 Megan A Bohensky, Joseph E Ibrahim, David L Ranson 1928 Royal Commission “The fatalities at Bundaberg” 546 William Coote Moving forward 547 Martin B Van Der Weyden
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