Resource allocation and purchasing in the health sector: the English experience

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has extensive experience in allocating health service funds to regions and localities using funding formulae. This paper focuses on England. Special attention is given to recent policy concerns to reduce avoidable health inequalities by broade...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peter C Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2008-11-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862008001100019&lng=en&tlng=en