National Service Framework

Department of Health (1999). National Service Framework for Mental Health Modem Standards and Service Models. London Department of Health. 

An example of how an evidence-based quality framework can be used to improve healthcare has been seen with improvements in stroke services in the United Kingdom following the implementation of the National Service Framework (NSF) for older people in 2001— The Biannual Sentinel Stroke Audit for 2008 has recently been published, and it demonstrates a continued significant improvement in stroke services. In terms of healthcare structure, 96% of hospitals in the United Kingdom now offer specialist stroke services, with an increasing number of specialist stroke unit beds 98% of hospitals employ a physician with a specialist interest in stroke. There also have been improvements in process of care measures, including the uptake of thrombolysis services and secondary prevention measures. A similar initiative has been beneficial for coronary heart disease and more recently has been broadly applied to cancer. 

Checkland, K. 2004. National Service Frameworks and UK general practitioners Street-level bureaucrats at work Sociology of Health Illness, 26(7), 951-75. 

National Service Framework (2003) Getting the right start national service framework for children, young people and maternity services standard for hospital services. Department of Health, 2003... 

Department of Health. National Service Framework for Long Term conditions. HMSO 2005. 10. Department of Health. NHS Funding for Long Term Care of Older and Disabled People. 

NSF National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services... 

Department of Health London, National Service Framework for Diabetes One Year On, 2004. 

The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is actively working on developing drug performance indicators for uptake and application by the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA). In Great Britain, the National Health Service (NHS) has established a National Performance Framework that has... 

Emergency services have dependencies and interdependencies with multiple critical infrastructure sectors and the National Response Framework s Emergency Support Functions, which supply elements for both the operation and protection of Emergency Services Sector (ESS) assets. 

NICE Guidance (2007) National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Guidance. Technical patient safety solutions for medicines reconciliation on admission of adults to hospital. http //www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp action=byID o=11897. Cited 30 Dec 2008 NHS (2004) Connecting for Health. Connecting for health business plan London Department of Health, http //www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk. Cited 30 Dec 2008 NHS (2005) NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework. Enhanced Service-Medication Review (Full Clinical Review). EN7, Version 1.http //www.psnc.org.uk/data/files/... 

The following sections follow the framework developed by Cohen, Cercone, and Macaya (2002) to discuss government responsibilities in facilitating a robust pharmaceutical system and access to essential medicines. The discussion begins with national drug policies, followed by responsibilities in registration, selection, procurement, distribution, and service delivery. The discussion concludes with policy considerations. 

Fig. 1 Traceability system for the determination of the most important diagnostic markers in human body fluids in Germany. The clinical reference laboratories at the intermediate level providing calibration means to the routine medical laboratories are accredited as calibration laboratories in the framework of the German Calibration Service (DKD) and are firmly linked to the national metrology institute, PTB, by comparison measurements carried out on actual laboratory samples. Accreditation is in part required by the Federal Physicians Council (BAK) or is voluntary. The traceability system is still under development...

Abstract Current developments in Germany for establishing a traceability system for chemical measurements are reported. The focus is on a dissemination mechanism which employs chemical calibration laboratories accredited within the framework of the German Calibration Service (DKD) and acting as multipliers between the national standards level and the user level by providing the user with calibration means which are traceable to the SI via national standards. At the national standards level, a network of high-level chemistry institutes coordinated by the national metrology institute, PTB, provides the primary references for chemical measurements. 

The National Health Insurance Law came into effect on January 1,1995. In the framework of this law every Israeli resident is automatically insured. The insurance offers a basic package of a comprehensive set of medical services including hospital services. All medicinal products available under the insurcince are specifically listed in a formulary. Any healthcare organization entitled to operate under the said law... 

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