Health authorities, priority-setting and resource allocation: A study in decision-making in New Labour's NHS

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-48

  Greener, Ian ^a   Powell, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

NHS reforms; Performance targets; Staff attitudes

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL POLICY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037294915     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9515.00322     Document Type: Article

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