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The management challenges for primary care groups

Author:

York Health Economics Consortium (University of York), Street, Andrew, King's Fund, and Place, Michael

Publication date:

1998

Abstract:

Considerable management challenges must be faced in order to ensure the successful operation of primary care groups (PCGs). The insights to be gained from those involved in total purchasing pilots (TPPs) are likely to prove valuable in informing the development of PCGs, and workshops were held to capture some of ...
The transactions costs of total purchasing

Author:

York Health Economics Consortium (University of York), Goodwin, Nick, Street, Andrew, King's Fund, Griffiths, Jenny, Malbon, Gill, Mays, Nicholas, Posnett, John, Killoran, Amanda, North Thames Office (NHS Executive, Department of Health, Great Britain), and Place, Michael

Publication date:

1998

Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to report initial results from studies of the management costs, associated with TPP and to explore the relevance of current experience for the costs of establishing the new Primary Care Groups (PCGs) outlined in the Labour government's white paper on the NHS. The methodology ...