Reallocating resources: How should the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guide disinvestment efforts in the National Health Service?

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 160-165

  Pearson, Steven ^a   Littlejohns, Peter ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; BUDGETS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATE MEDICINE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; WALES;

EID: 34547204598     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581907781542987     Document Type: Review

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