Toward Standard Setting for Patient-Reported Outcomes in the NHS Homeopathic Hospitals
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Towards standard setting for patient-reported outcomes in the NHS homeopathic hospitals.
INTRODUCTION We report findings from a pilot data collection study within a programme of quality assurance, improvement and development across all five homeopathic hospitals in the UK National Health Service (NHS). AIMS (1) To pilot the collection of clinical data in the homeopathic hospital outpatient setting, recording patient-reported outcome since first appointment; (2) to sample the rang...
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تاریخ انتشار 2009