Markets and Networks
Contracting in Community Health Services
Published on 1. November 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-335-19456-8 (ISBN)
Description
This text is concerned with community health services and examines developments in the commissioning and purchasing of district nursing, health visiting and community-based therapy services. It discusses the process and experience of contracting between health authority and GP fundholder purchasers
Reviews / Votes
"...the text is excellent, providing a well-researched critical commentary on how markets and networks have evolved in the purchaser-provider framework for community health services." - Nursing Times "...a well-written text, offering far more than a view of community health services." - Health Matters "...the book is inspiring in its clarity and is the work of a genuine scholarly thinker. It will be to your detriment if you miss it." - Family PracticeMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-335-19456-8 (9780335194568)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Quasi-markets and community health services; coceptualizing community health services; health need and outcomes in the contracting process; local voices and community health services; paradoxes of GP fundholding; contracting and the negotiation of trust; monitoring contracts - negotiating performance and quality; markets, networks and trust.