Audit Commission (2000) Getting Better All the Time: Making benchmarking work. London: Audit Commission .
2.
Cole, A. (1998) Pages of history . Nursing Times94: 26, 4-6 .
3.
Department of Health (1998) A First Class Service. Quality in the new NHS. London: The Stationery Office .
4.
Department of Health (2000a) The NHS Plan: A plan for investment, a plan for reform. London: The Stationery Office , Cmnd 4818-1.
5.
Department of Health (2000b) Towards a Strategy for Nursing Research and Development. London: Department of Health .
6.
Department of Health (1999) Making a Difference: Strengthening the nursing, midwifery and health visiting contribution to health and healthcare. London: Department of Health .
7.
Ellis, J. M. (2000) Sharing the evidence: Clinical practice benchmarking to improve continuously the quality of care . Journal of Advanced Nursing32: 215-225 .
8.
NHSE (1996) Promoting Clinical Effectiveness: A framework for action on and through the NHS. Leeds: NHS Executive .
