A fair range of choice: Justifying maximum patient choice in the British National Health Service

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 59-72

  Wilmot, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equality; Fairness; Health care; National health service; Patient choice; Public health; Rational; Rights; Values

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MORALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; WELFARE;

COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MORALS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34250377940     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-006-0032-6     Document Type: Article

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