Does the private finance initiative promote innovation in health care? The case of the British National Health Service

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 627-642

  Petratos, Pythagoras ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British National Health Service; Health care; Innovation; Markets; Private Finance Initiative; Privatization

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MARKETING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PRIVATIZATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 30544450190     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03605310500421405     Document Type: Review

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