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Quality and Safety in Healthcare Press Releases
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- 5 February 2003 - High prescribing family doctors much more likely to see drug company reps frequently
- 5 February 2003 - One in three medical errors in outpatient services related to process of care rather than treatment
- 7 April 2003 - Consumers put at risk by internet pharmacies
- 5 August 2003 - Over 6% of admissions to one unit related to pharmaceutical drugs; and over two thirds avoidable
- 7 October 2003 - Malpractice claims against US physicians linked to medical school they attended
- 4 February 2004 - Family doctors confused by regulations to prevent professional abuse of opiates
- 1 April 2004 - Health service staff sceptical of benefits of, and resistant to, change
- 1 April 2004 - High levels of public distrust for management and financing of UK health service
- 1 June 2004 - Many patients newly diagnosed with chronic illness rapidly stop taking their medicines properly
- 2 December 2004 - UK on course for best healthcare system in the world says leading US expert
- 3 February 2005 - NHS Trusts meeting government target on stroke units “in name only”
- 3 February 2005 - Male surgeons report highest rate of mistakes in patient care
- 14 February 2007 - Doctors still deny older patients tests and treatment
- 30 May 2007 - Urgent need for guidance on mobile phone use in clinical care
- 29 November 2007 - One in 10 patients comes to harm while in hospital
- 29 November 2007 - Out of hours doctors reluctant to do home visits, say patients
- 3 April 2008 - Patients prefer to challenge nurses rather than doctors on safety issues
