title: Outside edge: the value of external consultancy.
authors.affiliation: North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Sandy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Durham
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Burn
mesh_terms: D003253:Consultants; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D004739:England; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008330:Management Audit / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D020416:Outsourced Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013597:Systems Analysis; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom