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Original research

• Development and pilot testing of survey items to assess the culture of value and efficiency in hospitals and medical offices (20 August, 2021)

  Joann Sorra, Katarzyna Zebrak, Naomi Yount, Theresa Famolaro, Laura Gray, Martha Franklin, Scott Allan Smith, Suzanne Streagle
• Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on diabetes health checks and prescribing for people with type 2 diabetes: a UK-wide cohort study involving 618 161 people in primary care (12 October, 2021)

  Matthew J Carr, Alison K Wright, Lalantha Leelarathna, Hood Thabit, Nicola Milne, Naresh Kanumilli, Darren M Ashcroft, Martin K Rutter
• Outcomes for surgical procedures funded by the English health service but carried out in public versus independent hospitals: a database study (7 September, 2021)

  Hannah Crothers, Adiba Liaqat, Katharine Reeves, Samuel I Watson, Suzy Gallier, Kamlesh Khunti, Paul Bird, Richard Lilford
• Filling a gap in safety metrics: development of a patient-centred framework to identify and categorise patient-reported breakdowns related to the diagnostic process in ambulatory care (16 October, 2021)

  Sigall K Bell, Fabienne Bourgeois, Catherine M DesRoches, Joe Dong, Kendall Harcourt, Stephen K Liu, Elizabeth Lowe, Patricia McGaffigan, Long H Ngo, Sandy A Novack, James D Ralston, Liz Salmi, Suz Schrandt, Sue Sheridan, Lauge Sokol-Hessner, Glenda Thomas, Eric J Thomas