Open AccessPrivate centres threaten ENT provision
Author(s) -
Elaine Towell
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
bulletin of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1478-7075
pISSN - 1473-6357
DOI - 10.1308/147363507x195388
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , business , private sector , carry (investment) , medical emergency , medicine , finance , economic growth , economics , philosophy , linguistics
First it was the controversial independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs); now hospital departments are being put under further threat by plans to set up private centres to take over simple procedures from hospitals. The Clinical Assessment Treatment and Support Centres (CATS) are being gradually implemented throughout the country to carry out diagnostics and surgical treatments in a bid to cut government waiting lists.