title: Outposts and regions.
abstract: The eight regional offices of the NHS Executive play a key role at the crossover point of local services and the wider NHS. A regional office trust unit director outlines the role, responsibilities and challenges facing the new regional offices of the NHS Executive.
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authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kane
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom