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Shaping up to improve health: the strategic leadership role of the new health authority
— (The York series on the NHS White Paper - a research agenda) | | Author(s) | Brian Ferguson |
| 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 | 34 pp (Centre for Health Economics Discussion paper, 162) |
| Source | Publications Centre, Centre for Health Economics, University of York YO10 5DD. |
| Keywords | National Health Service ; Health Authorities and Trusts ; Management [care]. |
| Annotation | It is argued that insufficient attention has been paid to the legal framework required to support prioritisation decisions for which Health Authorities and PCGs (primary care groups) will be held accountable. Available case law suggests that the extent to which central guidance has been followed will be critical in reviewing commissioning decisions. This paper examines the long-term role of the Health Authority in the light of recent major policy developments, and those since 1989. The objectives of Health Authorities are discussed, focusing largely on the long-term role which is implicit in the development of Health Improvement Plans (HImPs). One aspect of this - the development of clinical governance and the implementation of evidence-based health care - is considered in some detail, since it is central to the new `quality' agenda and the widening of accountability within the NHS. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981201211 B |
| Classmark | L4: L4A: QA |
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