Commissioning laboratory services

Commissioning laboratory services.

Scientists often develop techniques that have obvious benefits for patients but then find great difficulty in introducing them into the National Health Service-usually because the necessary finance does not seem to be available. This article provides a practical guide.

Challenges in commissioning dermatology services.

constituency of the NHS is currently the subject of widespread debate. Regular contributors include specialist dermatologists, primary care commissioners, practice-based commissioners, general practitioners (GPs) with a special interest (GPwSI) in dermatology and various patient groups (eg Skin Care Campaign, National Eczema Society, Psoriasis Association). Occasional contributions are made by ...

Commissioning of the UCLA PEGASUS Photoinjector Laboratory

The PEGASUS Photoinjector has been commissioned at UCLA. The Plane Wave Transformer Photoinjector provides a high-brightness 17 MeV beam that will be used for numerous beam-radiation studies. Some of these will include SASE FEL, transition radiation from non-standard surfaces, and monochromatic x-ray production via PXR and Thompson scattering.

Commissioning neuropsychiatry services: barriers and lessons

Aims and method Previous studies have shown variations in commissioning of neuropsychiatry services and this makes access to neuropsychiatric services a post-code lottery. In this survey, we approached all mental health and neuropsychiatric service commissioners within London to map current funding and commissioning arrangements, and explored perceived barriers to neuropsychiatric service commi...

Provision of laboratory services.