Contracting for health

Description:

"This multi-disciplinary volume reviews recent evidence from a major research programme, commissioned by the Economic and Social Research Programme (ESRC), into the evolution and impact of contracting in the NHS. Each chapter examines a particular aspect of health and social care, including competition between hospitals and the effects of GP fundholding, and discusses the important theoretical implications of the NHS 'quasi-market'." "It will be essential reading for anyone interested in the policy and management challenges of contemporary health care."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: National health services,  Medical care,  Contracting out,  Competition,  National health services, great britain,  Medical care, great britain,  Health Care Reform,  Family Practice,  Community Health Services,  Privatization,  Economics,  Contract Services,  State Medicine,  Organization & administration,  Gestion,  Grande-Bretagne. National Health Service,  National Health Service

Places: Great Britain