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Contested decisions : priority setting in the NHS

Schöpfer:

McIver, Shirley, King's Fund, and Ham, Chris

Publication date:

2000

Abstract:

This book is a sequel to 'Tragic Choices in Health Care: the case of Child B', and continues the examination of ethical questions and conflicts of interest arising from priority setting and treatment decisions. Discussing five cases where funding of a treatment was refused or questioned, it assesses whether lessons ...
Tragic choices in health care : the case of Child B

Schöpfer:

Pickard, Susan, Ham, Chris, and King's Fund

Publication date:

1998

Abstract:

This book tells the story of Jaymee Bowen (Child B) whose case has come to epitomise the dilemmas involved in making tragic choices in health care. It shows that the story was complex and not simply an example of health care rationing. While media reports at the time emphasised the ...
Purchasing dilemmas : special report

Schöpfer:

Richards, John, Southampton and South West Hampshire Health Authority, Cochrane, Murray, King's Fund College (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Ham, Chris, and Heginbotham, Chris

Publication date:

1992

Abstract:

This report is based on a seminar held in Southampton in October 1991 which explored an alternative approach to health rationing from that of the Oregon experiment. A specially designed simulation exercise examined the dilemmas facing purchasers in the new NHS. Organised over 24 hours, the simulation centred on three ...