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Towards locally based resource allocation in the NHS
— (The York series on the NHS White Paper - a research agenda) | | Author(s) | Roy Carr-Hill, Nigel Rice, Peter C Smith |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Health Economics, York Health Economics Consortium, NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York |
| Publisher | University of York, York, 1998 |
| Pages | 23 pp (Centre for Health Economics Discussion paper, 159) |
| Source | Publications Centre, Centre for Health Economics, University of York YO10 5DD. |
| Keywords | National Health Service ; General practice ; Grant allocation ; Needs [elderly]. |
| Annotation | In a health care system where resources are scarce and the principle of equity is of central concern, mechanisms for the appropriate allocation of resources based on the notion of relating resource use to some concept of need are essential. Two key issues raised in the UK government's White Paper, `The new NHS: modern, dependable' (1998) are the ability first to define health care budgets at a local level, and second, to integrate budgets to encompass all relevant aspects of health care delivery. This paper considers the theoretical and practical implications of devolving NHS budgets to primary care groups. The paper advocates the development of a patient-based survey of all NHS health care utilisation, which could serve as the basis for integrated global budgets for use at a local level. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981027208 B |
| Classmark | L4: L5: QCG: IK |
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