Index Catalog // The King's Fund Digital Archive

Créateur:: King's Fund, Dixon, Jennifer, and Harrison, Anthony
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: Because the NHS was founded to provide equal access to all on the basis of need rather than the ability to pay, price was eliminated as a method of bringing demand for services into line with supply. This means that the Government has to make decisions about the amount of ...

Créateur:: Dixon, Jennifer, Policy Institute (King's Fund), and Mays, Nicholas
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 ...

Créateur:: Dixon, Jennifer, King's Fund, Thorlby, Ruth, and Lewis, Richard
Publication date:: 2008
Abstract:: Local accountability has been a significant policy issue within the NHS generally. However, primary care trusts are in the main accountable to the centre and there have been calls to review this. This paper discusses a range of options for reforming the relationships between PCTs and their public. It explores ...

Créateur:: Dixon, Jennifer, King's Fund, Le Grand, Julian, and Smith, Peter
Publication date:: 2003
Abstract:: As the government seeks to accelerate change in the NHS and make services more responsive to public demands, the argument for market discipline versus planned provision is being hotly debated: can a highly centralised system sit comfortably alongside a market-led approach?; can market forces provide an effective response to the ...

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