Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Prof Halligan said the cultures of "target setting and corner cutting" were set higher up in the health service.
The government is setting a target to triple the number of small businesses wired up to the digital marketplace to one million by 2002.
Resuming their second innings at 64-6 on day three, the Scots were soon 82 all out - setting the Afghans a target of 124 for victory.
Mr Roberts said the service would be setting a new target in consultation with the public.
BBC: South Yorkshire fire service misses response time target
Last week, France called for the European Central Bank (ECB) to consider setting a target for the single currency - steering it lower when the value became too high.
Moreover, the MPC still has room for manoeuvre to counter the contractionary effects of additional budgetary curbs, because its central forecast shows consumer-price inflation below the 2% target in two years' time, the horizon it focuses on when setting monetary policy.
ECONOMIST: There are promising signs that the economy is improving
The Committee remains focussed on setting Bank Rate in order to meet the 2% inflation target.
The Everton youngster linked up well with Kenny Miller after brilliantly beating two men near the corner flag before setting up the Wolves striker for a shot that was sliced well off target.
BBC: SPORT | Football | Internationals | Scotland | Scotland battle past Lithuania
By setting a uniform target for the size of seats across Britain, the government's bill would also remove the current quirk that English constituencies tend to contain more voters than seats in Scotland, Northern Ireland and especially Wales (which could lose up to ten MPs).
Yet the Bank of England, which has responsibility for setting interest rates in order to achieve the government's inflation target, will be unlikely to cut rates unless the government makes corresponding increases in taxation.
The BOA has previously come under fire for setting what its critics consider an overly-optimistic a target of fourth place in the overall medal table at the London Olympics.
At 2%, the key underlying rate, which is used by the Bank of England when setting interest rates, is well below the government's 2.5% target.
If inflation one year undershoots its target, that is ignored in setting policy the next year.
The United States House of Representatives recently passed the Waxman-Markey Bill, setting an emissions reduction target and introducing a cap and trade scheme.
Mr Clegg set party activists a target of distributing three million leaflets setting out the "fairer" tax agenda by the end of the year, asking them to "do your bit the old-fashioned way".
BBC: Lib Dem conference: Stick to bargain, Clegg warns Tories
The carbon management capabilities allows for emission inventory base lining and target setting.
Next, it is setting up a new Asylum Services Directorate, with the target of making initial decisions on asylum applications in an average of two months.
After setting an unlikely victory target of 479, Australia reduced the hosts to 185-5, with Mitchell Johnson (3-39) in impressive form in Hamilton.
After pressuring Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, the Bank of Japan came through, setting a formal 2% inflation target (CPI contracted 0.2% in 2012) and unveiling a new open-ended asset purchase program (QE).
FORBES: The Real Deal On Japan's New QE Bazooka And Why The Yen Trade Broke Down
Among them was Henry Blodget of Merrill Lynch, who made his name last year by setting what seemed an impossibly ambitious share-price target for the firm, and was promptly proved right.
Dangerous imbalances can build slowly in a financial system, in ways that may not be obvious to a group of economists whose main focus each month is whether the monetary-policy setting is too hot or cold to hit an inflation target.
That includes setting an inflation target of 2% - double that of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) current target.
In particular, observers look for Fed officials to discuss what to do when the program known as Operation Twist ends, as well as to discuss setting numerical targets to signal how long policy-setters will keep the target federal funds rate at essentially zero.
FORBES: Deep Discussions But No Action Expected At Two-Day FOMC Meeting
As the desktop comes back into view, that target finds a home in the desktop wallpaper, which darkens to match the hardcore motif that power setting so clearly requires.
ENGADGET: Samsung Series 7 Gamer review: the company's first gaming laptop makes its way to the US
Redistributing less frequently and setting a lower cash target may keep this shift from occurring too quickly, causing the bucket strategy to potentially perform more like the systematic withdrawal strategy.
MarketMind would never argue that target setting and goal attainment is a bad thing but we live in a world where the pressure is almost entirely on the bottom line and the business decision is shaped by short-termism, i.e.
应用推荐