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Patient choice in the NHS: what is the effect of choice policies on patients and relationships in health economies?

Greener, I.; Mannion, R.

Authors

I. Greener

R. Mannion



Abstract

Policy-makers are increasingly advocating market-based reforms to increase choices for service users and therefore to drive improvement through competition. This article assesses this approach in a hospital trust where there is plenty of scope for patients to choose providers and so for reforms based on a market logic to work. The market had very little impact on the hospital's activities, but demands from the Department of Health and the strategic health authority for the hospital to become more market-oriented were creating the potential for significant dysfunctional consequences.

Citation

Greener, I., & Mannion, R. (2009). Patient choice in the NHS: what is the effect of choice policies on patients and relationships in health economies?. Public Money & Management, 29(2), 95-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540960902767972

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2009
Deposit Date Mar 24, 2010
Journal Public Money and Management
Print ISSN 0954-0962
Electronic ISSN 1467-9302
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 29
Issue 2
Pages 95-100
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/09540960902767972
Publisher URL http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09540962.asp

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