Accountability in the UK healthcare system: An overview

Healthcare Policy

Volumn 10, Issue , 2014, Pages 154-162

  Peckham, Stephen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84907931944     PISSN: 17156572     EISSN: 17156580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12927/hcpol.2014.23914     Document Type: Article

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