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| Myths about the NHS and rationing health care | | Corporate Author | Health Policy Network; National Health Service Consultants' Association; NHS Support Federation |
| Publisher | National Health Service Consultants' Association (NHSCA), Banbury, [1996?] |
| Pages | 12 pp |
| Source | NHSCA, Hill House, Great Bourton, Banbury OX17 1QH. |
| Keywords | National Health Service ; Grant allocation ; Public expenditure ; Graphs. |
| Annotation | This paper was written with the likely consequences for health service of the autumn 1995 Budget in mind. Reasons are suggested as to why discussion in the NHS is predominantly about restrictive rationing, rather than getting a bigger slice of a bigger cake: the creation of an internal market; the promotion of this approach by many influential bodies; and the myth of the bottomless pit, where demand is infinite. The paper ends with positive suggestions: getting rid of waste, such as halting the growth of bureaucracy; speeding up evaluations of procedures by developing evidence-based medicine and surgery; and paying attention to indicators of stress, such as hospitals being unable to admit patients in emergencies. Comparative statistics on health expenditure are presented as graphs. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980331224 B |
| Classmark | L4: QCG: WN8: 6SG |
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