There is broad consensus among policy makers and consumer groups that greater transparency in healthcare will improve the quality and costs of care delivered. In recent years several government-led transparency initiatives have focused on healthcare institutes like hospitals (Jha et al. 2005, Harris and Buntin 2008). Up to now patients still have very little means of discerning the quality of p...

To demonstrate his claim in 1 Cor 11:2–16 about how a Christian man and woman should wear their hair during liturgical worship, Paul uses several types of arguments, including Scripture (vv. 7–12). In v. 7, he states that “A not cover head, because is the image glory God, but man” (NAB). Most readers today, question soundness such an ar­gument may accuse misogyny. Does not, contrary to what Gen...

Geriatric medicine has an encyclopaedic sweep, reflecting the complexity of both the ageing process and of our patient group. Keeping up with, and making sense of, the relevant scientific literature is challenging, especially as ageing has increased in prominence as a focus of research across many branches of the sciences and the humanities. This review of research published in 2012 in generali...

As the Royal College of Nursing Congress drew to a close in Harrogate members were in no doubt their national pay campaign had gathered momentum. It was no longer just about a 3 per cent pay rise for every nurse in the country, but about the future of the NHS itself.

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Visit SCRC The SCRC welcomes visitors during its normal hours of operation. Before you make the trip, please take a moment to read our tips for visiting. You may be able to save yourself a trip. Depending on the nature and extent of your research, our staff can often supply you with the materials you need by mail or electronic mail. If you have any questions about items you locate through our o...