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Review

. 2005 Dec 3;331(7528):1328-30.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7528.1328.

Should the NHS follow the American way?

Cam Donaldson¹, Danny Ruta

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PMID: 16322024
PMCID: PMC1298861
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7528.1328

Review

Should the NHS follow the American way?

Cam Donaldson et al. BMJ. 2005.

. 2005 Dec 3;331(7528):1328-30.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7528.1328.

Authors

Cam Donaldson¹, Danny Ruta

Affiliation

¹ School of Population and Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AA. cam.donaldson@ncl.ac.uk

PMID: 16322024
PMCID: PMC1298861
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7528.1328

Abstract

Managed care and patient choice have many good points, but the NHS needs to adapt US methods if it is to be efficient, free, and fair

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Commissioning perhaps shouldn't follow the American way.
Hughes J. Hughes J. BMJ. 2005 Dec 17;331(7530):1473. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7530.1473-b. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 16356993 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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