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. 2002 May 18;324(7347):1205-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7347.1205.

Private finance and "value for money" in NHS hospitals: a policy in search of a rationale?

Allyson M Pollock  1 , Jean Shaoul, Neil Vickers
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Private finance and "value for money" in NHS hospitals: a policy in search of a rationale?

Allyson M Pollock et al. BMJ. .

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  • BMJ 2002 Jul 20;325(7356):142
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Darent Valley Hospital: nurses complained the design was not conducive to effective care
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