title: Should the NHS strive to eradicate all unexplained variation? No.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT. r.j.lilford@bham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lilford
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom