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The Integration Challenge
What impact is the proliferation of integrated management teams having on finance staff in the NHS? Steve Brown sets out in search of the answer
Governance Clock Ticking
Good corporate governance is core to an effective NHS. Julia Rudrum asks whether enough progress is being made to implement assurance frameworks by the 31 March deadline
Different Down Under
What did ACCA and HfMA learn from their study tour to Australia in late 2004? In the first of two articles in this issue, Sharon Cannaby outlines the key pillars of Australia's healthcare system
Victorian Lessons
The recent ACCA/HfMA Australian study tour revealed that England can learn much in relation to the introduction of Payment by Results from the successful switch to casemix in Victoria, write Jean Drouin and Stephen Hay
For Better or Worse in Wales?
Paul Gosling continues his tour of the UK by taking the pulse of the NHS in Wales and discovers whether their policy of doing some things differently is paying off
Practice Makes Perfect?
GPs' lack of enthusiasm means practice-based commissioning has yet to take off. A new 'pilot scheme' provides an opportunity to iron out many of the imperfections, reports Seamus Ward
Switching on the Monitor
As foundation trusts evolve, independent regulator Monitor will play a key role in their development. Jill Wyatt engages Chief Operating Officer Stephen Hay in conversation to find out more
Payment by Results - Which Way Now?
The delay in implementing Payment by Results allows all stakeholders to pause, review progress and revise plans for the next steps, writes John Flook

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