Competition in the NHS: A provider perspective

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 16-22

  Frosini, Francesca ^a   Dixon, Anna ^a   Robertson, Ruth ^b  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84857297028     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2011.010194     Document Type: Article

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