Butt finished unbeaten with his 100 runs coming off 117 balls while fellow opener Khurram played the patient role, striking his 83 off 128 balls.

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Leonard Kish recently wrote about the role patient engagement will play in future reimbursement models in healthcare.

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In her role as a patient navigator, Trout does community outreach to raise awareness about the importance of breast cancer screening.

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They will say that the competition and private-sector involvement which Labour introduced has already played a role in improving patient outcomes and putting downward pressure on costs.

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Norwood is acutely aware of the role environment plays in the patient's recovery.

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It is my belief that critics of Burzynski, when expressing opinions and verifiable facts, play an important role in the medical and patient community.

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But he said other complex factors, such as patient choice, probably also played a significant role.

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While some GPs continued to be sceptical about the scheme, many others had seen first hand the "vital role" it could have in patient care, he said.

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Mr Poots said he recognised Dr Flanagan's dedication to his role and thanked him for his commitment to patient care.

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She was an accomplished heart surgeon who went back to school at age 40, to earn an MBA so that she could take a leadership role in championing medical devices that could transform patient care worldwide.

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While overt fraud is the purview of the government, for those practitioners who are truthful regarding their qualifications there is no role for the government to regulate the provider-patient relationship by requiring the involvement of a physician.

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For each patient, a clinical management plan will be drawn up detailing the prescribing role of the nurse or pharmacist.

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