A-Z of management and finance in the NHS: outcomes and use of resources.
In general, clinical outcomes are the product of clinical practice and good outcomes are associated with the judicious application of the best available evidence of what constitutes good practice. From the patient's viewpoint this application needs to be tempered by personal choice, cultural beliefs, and questions of optimal time and location of treatment.
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Medical Development Programme, King's Fund, London.
D015897:Comorbidity; D006295:Health Resources; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom