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'Tough winter' for air industry in Scotland

Posted by Daniel Rae in Quality News on Tue, Nov 11 2008

The aviation industry is facing a tough winter as passenger numbers continue to fall, Scotland's main airport operator has warned. BAA Scotland said 1.9 million passengers travelled through Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports last month. The...
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ICAO members agree to transparency in safety audits

Posted by Daniel Rae in Quality News on Tue, Nov 11 2008

A majority of the member states of ICAO have agreed to full transparency for the results of the organization’s safety review – the universal safety oversight audit program (USOAP). ICAO director, air navigation bureau Nancy Graham earlier...
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International Aviation Safety Seminar - Honolulu, Hawaii, October 2008

Posted by Robint in Quality News on Mon, Nov 10 2008

From October 27-30, I attended the International Aviation Safety Seminar (IASS) in Honolulu, Hawaii. The event was well attended and informative and approximately 250 aviation safety professionals attended the event from all over the world. It was a good...
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NHS providers to be ‘rated’ by patients

Posted by Daniel Rae in Quality News on Mon, Nov 10 2008

According to an article in The Independent (Monday 27 October 2008), “Ministers are planning the first “Zagat-style” user’s guide to the NHS, which will rate hospitals and GP practices on the basis of comments from patients.” Zagat is a US-based organisation...
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Why ISO in the aviation industry?

Posted by Robint in Quality News on Sat, Nov 8 2008

ISO certification is becoming more popular in the aviation community. ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization and is a non-governmental organization comprised of the national standards bodies of 149 countries from all regions of...
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Patient Safety Congress 2009 launched

Posted by Daniel Rae in Quality News on Fri, Nov 7 2008

Patient Safety Congress 2009 will be held 30 April - 1 May 2009 at the ICC Birmingham. Patient Safety Congress 2008 in London last May was a highly successful event with 800 delegates and over 100 speakers. The Health Service Journal and Nursing Times...
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The Insider's Guide to ISO 9001:2008

Posted by Daniel Rae in Quality News on Fri, Nov 7 2008

Editors note: The following is an excerpt of The Insiders’ Guide to ISO 9001:2008 , which was published November 1 by Paton Professional. As users get their first glimpse of ISO 9001:2008, the question on everyone’s mind is, “What, if...
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Pathology is for the living too

Posted by LornaE in Quality News on Tue, Nov 4 2008

The first ever National Pathology Week is taking place from 3 to 9 November in the UK. Here, Dr Karin Oien, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Molecular Pathology at the University of Glasgow, explains that the subject is not just about dead people. When you...
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'Tough winter' for air industry in Scotland

ICAO members agree to transparency in safety audits

International Aviation Safety Seminar - Honolulu, Hawaii, October 2008

NHS providers to be ‘rated’ by patients

Why ISO in the aviation industry?

Patient Safety Congress 2009 launched

The Insider's Guide to ISO 9001:2008

Pathology is for the living too