Policy issues in the private health sector: Examples from long-term care in the U.K.

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 731-737

  Bartlett, Helen P ^a   Phillips, David R ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged care; Private health policy; Privatization; Regulation

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MARKET; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING HOME; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PROVISION; INTERNATIONAL TRENDS; MARKETISATION; POLICY ISSUES; PRIVATISATION;

UK;

EID: 0030222660     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(96)00117-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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