The English National Health Service [E-Book]: An Economic Health Check / Peter Smith and Maria Goddard
The government’s health reform programme since 2000 has covered many aspects of the organisation of health care and was accompanied by a sizeable increase in spending on healthcare. Many of these reforms have the potential to improve the efficiency and responsiveness of the health care system and ul...
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Personal Name(s): | Smith, Peter. |
Goddard, Maria. | |
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Paris :
OECD Publishing,
2009
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35 p. ; 21 x 29.7cm. |
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englisch |
DOI: |
10.1787/222707115448 |
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers ;
716 |
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Economics United Kingdom |
The government’s health reform programme since 2000 has covered many aspects of the organisation of health care and was accompanied by a sizeable increase in spending on healthcare. Many of these reforms have the potential to improve the efficiency and responsiveness of the health care system and ultimately health outcomes, although it is too early to make definitive judgements on their effectiveness. This chapter provides an overview of the organisation and financing of the National Health Service, reviews its performance, assesses the reforms since the start of the decade and provides recommendations for further development. This Working Paper relates to the 2009 Economic Survey of the United Kingdom (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/uk). |