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11897372

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-3-18
pubmed:abstractText
Primary care organisation in England has been subject to particularly extensive and far-reaching reform in recent years. In 1991, a quasi-market was introduced into the National Health Service and general practitioners were offered the opportunity to manage independent budgets from which to purchase and deliver care services. Practitioners joined the scheme in increasing numbers, although it was eventually abandoned following a change of government in 1997. This paper reports the results of two surveys of primary care physicians' opinions on the English health care reforms, conducted in 1997 and 2000. It concludes that, first, those opting for discretionary budgets were significantly more supportive of the policy than those not joining the scheme and this support continued long after the scheme had been abolished. Second, professional attitudes, with respect to other terms of service in primary care, remained homogenous to a considerable degree over time. Finally, physicians in favour of imposing user charges tend to be those with responsibility for more patients, suggesting a perceived need to manage patient demand.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
H
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0168-8510
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
111-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Primary care physicians' attitudes to health care reform in England.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Economics, University of Nottingham, UK. david.whynes@nottingham.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article