The work of commissioning: A multisite case study of healthcare commissioning in England's NHS

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Shaw, Sara E ^a   Smith, Judith A ^b   Porter, Alison ^c   Rosen, Rebecca ^b   Mays, Nicholas ^d  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b The Nuffield Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONSULTATION; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FINANCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STROKE PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84885340221     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003341     Document Type: Article

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