Opening the oyster: The 2010-11 NHS reforms in England

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-132

  Reynolds, Lucy ^a   McKee, Martin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health maintenance organisations; HMOs; Liberating the NHS; NHS reform; Privatisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84862519803     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-2-128     Document Type: Article

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