Tackling disinvestment in health care services: The views of resource allocatorsin the English NHS

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 762-780

  Daniels, Tom ^a   Williams, Iestyn ^b   Robinson, Suzanne ^b   Spence, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making; Disinvestment; Priority setting; Rationing; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

BUDGETS; ENGLAND; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84885478421     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JHOM-11-2012-0225     Document Type: Article

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