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Author:: Total Purchasing National Evaluation Team, Policy Institute (King's Fund), and Bevan, Gwyn
Publication date:: 1997
Abstract:: Total purchasing is potentially the most significant development in NHS purchasing of health services since the introduction of general practitioner fundholding in 1991. It offers fundholding practices the opportunity to purchase all of the health care not included in fundholding for patients on their lists. The study of 53 total ...

Author:: Policy Institute (King's Fund) and New, Bill
Publication date:: 1996
Abstract:: This Review is based on the financial year 1995 to 1996. The first part examines the main events of the year in five key policy areas: creating the new NHS ; community care ; public health strategy; serving the consumer; and clinical knowledge. The second part of the work contains ...

Author:: Policy Institute (King's Fund), Mays, Nicholas, and Dixon, Jennifer
Publication date:: 1996
Abstract:: This book describes the trend towards more diverse and devolved forms of purchasing and combinations of purchaser organisations within health authorities in the NHS. It presents a multi-dimensional profile of each of the current models of purchaser organisation. Trends and policy developments are discussed in relation to the likelihood that ...

Author:: Mays, Nicholas, Total Purchasing National Evaluation Team, and Policy Institute (King's Fund)
Publication date:: 1996
Abstract:: Total purchasing offers fundholding practices the opportunity to purchase all of the health care not included in fundholding for the patients on their lists. This report provides the first comprehensive picture of how the idea of total purchasing is being implemented in all 53 'first wave' national total purchasing pilot ...

Author:: Mays, Nicholas and Policy Institute (King's Fund)
Publication date:: 1996
Abstract:: This protocol describes those components of the national evaluation of 53 'second wave' total purchasing pilot sites commissioned by the Department of Health from a Health Research Consortium headed by the King's Fund Policy Institute which form research contract 121/6090 dated 6 December 1995

Author:: Policy Institute (King's Fund)
Publication date:: 1995
Abstract:: This Review is based on the financial year 1994 to 1995. The first part examines the events of the year in four key policy areas: creating the new NHS ; promoting community care ; promoting public health ; promoting the interests of users. The second part of the work looks ...

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