Dramatic changes for the better are already occurring

Bruce H Barraclough

Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care; and NSW Clinical Excellence Commission; Professor of Cancer Services, Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, Royal North Shore Hospital, Pacific Highway, St Leonards, NSW 2065.

Correspondence:

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2. Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Australian Health Ministers agree on new safety and quality measures. July 2005. Available at: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/health-mediarel-yr2005-jointcom-jc013.htm (accessed Oct 2005).
3. Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care. 10 tips for safer health care. What everyone needs to know. A guide to becoming more actively involved in your health care. Canberra: ACSQHC, 2003. Available at: http://www.safetyandquality.org/articles/Publications/10tipsclnbox.pdf (accessed Oct 2005).

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