This working paper sets out some new thinking about the future role of district health authorities. It is intended to introduce into the wider discussion about the future of the NHS some specific ideas about the business of meeting health needs of the local population. As a set of proposals ...
The briefing paper provides a constructive analysis of the White Paper (Working for Patients). It argues that the White Paper outlines an ambitious and high risk strategy. The paper identifies main themes underlying the White Paper proposals: new institutional arrangements for the health services; the management of clinical activity; responsiveness ...
The briefing paper provides a constructive analysis of the White Paper (Working for Patients). The paper identifies main themes underlying the White Paper proposals: new institutional arrangements for the health services; the management of clinical activity; responsiveness patients; greater pluralism among providers; better management; new financial allocation mechanisms
This paper is intended as a contribution to the Prime Minister's Review of the NHS. It argues that the use of incentives, competition and better management has already led to significant progress in improving efficiency, effectiveness and consumer responsiveness within the NHS. The key challenge now is to build on ...
The purpose of this study was to try and obtain a first impression of the impact of the National Health Service (Reorganisation) Act 1973, which came into force on 1 April 1974 and to ascertain the extent to which the new administrative pattern had been translated into action and to ...
Against a background of apparent official disinterest in monitoring of the NHS reforms, the King's Fund decided to make such evaluative work the focus of a major grants programme. Seven projects have been selected for financial support, each to run over a three year period, 1990-1993. The work of the ...