How about a Radstats health group response about requirements for data collection and how inadequate they ar?. A lot of the points have already been made in the unofficial guide and other articles. The document is on the internet at http://www.doh.gov.uk/ncsc or call the NHS response line 0541 555 455. Document is called 'Independent health care: National minimum standards. Regulations. Consultation document. Care standards Act 2000.' The closing date is October 16. Alison -- ______________________________________________________________________ Alison Macfarlane Department of Midwifery St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery City University 20 Bartholomew Close West Smithfield Email [log in to unmask] London EC1A 7QN Tel 0207 040 5832 Please note that the Department of Midwifery is still in Whitechapel. For non-urgent messages about personal or musical matters, please use Email [log in to unmask] _____________________________________________________________________ ****************************************************** Please think before you press the 'Reply' button! Note that if you press the 'Reply' button your message will go the individual who posted this message not to the list. With many mailers you will have a 'Reply-to-All' button that will send automatically to the list address of <[log in to unmask]>. The Radstats list is set up for public discussion so please be generous with your thoughts and share them us all. *******************************************************