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Purchasing dilemmas : special report

Author:

Cochrane, Murray, Richards, John, Southampton and South West Hampshire Health Authority, Ham, Chris, King's Fund College (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), and Heginbotham, Chris

Publication date:

1992

Abstract:

This report is based on a seminar held in Southampton in October 1991 which explored an alternative approach to health rationing from that of the Oregon experiment. A specially designed simulation exercise examined the dilemmas facing purchasers in the new NHS. Organised over 24 hours, the simulation centred on three ...
Health priority setting

Author:

King's Fund College (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Heginbotham, Chris

Abstract:

Resources can be allocated to health care in a variety of ways. Ten major approaches are described in this document. All of these fall within a number of ethical and economic constraints, and yet health authorities differ in the extent to which they place emphasis on important factors. No perfect ...