Contracting for health
Subtitle: quasi-markets and the national health service
By: edited by Rob Flynn and Gareth Williams.
Contributors: Flynn, R. 1951-; Williams, Gareth, MD.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: National health services -- Great Britain.; Medical care -- Contracting out -- Great Britain.; Competition -- Great Britain.
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-171) and index.