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Surgical outcome data
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33 minutes
Released:
Aug 5, 2013
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Description
Last week saw the start of a campaign to publish patient death rates for individual surgeons. Bruce Keogh, medical director of the NHS in England, talks to BMJ editor in chief Fiona Godlee about the initiative and the background to it.
Also, the WHO has launched its Guidelines and Global Progress in HIV/AIDs report. Anne Gulland interviews Gottfried Hirnschall, a Director of the WHO’s HIV/AIDS Department, and his his scientist colleague, Philippa Easterbrook.
Also, the WHO has launched its Guidelines and Global Progress in HIV/AIDs report. Anne Gulland interviews Gottfried Hirnschall, a Director of the WHO’s HIV/AIDS Department, and his his scientist colleague, Philippa Easterbrook.
Released:
Aug 5, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
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