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Choosing choice?
Author(s) -
Mendis Dulani
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the international journal of health planning and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-1751
pISSN - 0749-6753
DOI - 10.1002/hpm.1015
Subject(s) - equity (law) , meaning (existential) , context (archaeology) , service delivery framework , politics , public economics , service (business) , public service , service quality , quality (philosophy) , business , actuarial science , economics , public relations , marketing , political science , psychology , law , geography , epistemology , psychotherapist , philosophy , archaeology
Abstract Patient Choice is currently a favoured public service delivery model here we review the meaning of this with reference to previous public service models. We also consider the possible effects of increasing choice on efficiency, equity, quality and user‐responsiveness with a further discussion on the financial implications in the context of the politics and the financing of the National Health Service. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.