Salter, B. (1993) The politics of purchasing in the national-health-service. Policy and Politics, 21 (3). pp. 171-184. ISSN 0305-5736.
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Abstract
With the 1992 NHS reforms and the introduction of the internal market a new political game has begun where, for the first time, the rationing of the supply of health care to make it fit unlimited demand is the explicit responsibility of purchasing agents (DHAs, FHSAs and GP Fundholders). This paper analyses the inherent clash between purchaser rationing and traditional NHS values, the unbridled pluralism of the gameplay surrounding the purchaser function, and the absence of accepted rules and procedures. It concludes by reviewing the implication of the reforms for the distribution of power in the NHS.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | J Political Science R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Science Technology and Medical Studies > Kent Institute of Medicine and Health Sciences (KIMHS) |
| Depositing User: | O.O. Odanye |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2009 02:11 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jul 2009 02:11 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/20653 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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