Premium
Health Authorities, Priority‐setting and Resource Allocation: A Study in Decision‐making in New Labour's NHS
Author(s) -
Greener Ian,
Powell Jane
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
social policy and administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1467-9515
pISSN - 0144-5596
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9515.00322
Subject(s) - acknowledgement , cynicism , government (linguistics) , business , public relations , process (computing) , resource allocation , service provider , public economics , public administration , service (business) , marketing , political science , economics , law , management , politics , linguistics , philosophy , computer security , computer science , operating system
This paper analyses the decision‐making process of health authorities under New Labour in the NHS through a study of their qualitative responses to questionnaires. We find a considerable frustration and cynicism with the government's plans for reform, with its interference at the local level with services, and an acknowledgement of the differences between health authorities’ practice and what they believe the government requires, with, often, only minimal effort being made attempting to achieve new governmental performance targets. We conclude by making suggestions for an alternative strategy less likely to antagonize local health service providers.