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Commissioning Healthcare in England: Evidence, Policy and Practice

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Commissioning Healthcare in England: Evidence, Policy and Practice
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Pauline Allen
Edited by Kath Checkland
Edited by Stephen Peckham
Edited by Valerie Moran
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781447346135
ClassificationsDewey:362.1068
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Policy Press
Imprint Policy Press
Publication Date 25 March 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This timely book is the most comprehensive account yet of recent commissioning practice in the English NHS and its impact on health services and the healthcare system. Drawing on eight years of research, expert researchers in the field analyse crucial aspects of commissioning, including competition and cooperation, the development of Clinical Commissioning Groups and contractual mechanisms. They also consider the influence of recent commissioning reforms on public health infrastructure. For academics and policy makers in health services research and policy, this is a valuable collection of evidence that deepens understanding of how commissioning works.

Author Biography

Pauline Allen is Professor of Health Services Organisation in the Department of Health Services Research and Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and co-deputy director of PRUComm. Kath Checkland is Professor of Health Policy and Primary Care in the Centre for Primary Care at the University of Manchester and co-deputy director of PRUComm. Stephen Peckham is Director of the Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS) at the University of Kent and Professor of Health Policy at CHSS and the Department of Health Services Research and Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He is also the Director of PRUComm. Valerie Moran is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Population Health of the Luxembourg Institute of Health and a Researcher in the Living Conditions department of the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research.

Reviews

"Commissioning has been a cornerstone of the NHS since the early 1990s but is now being challenged. This important book charts its history and impact. As the NHS embarks on further major change, its findings deserve to be heeded." David J Hunter, Newcastle University "This collection of findings from recent studies of how NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups have been working shows what this part of recent English health policy has meant in practice." Rod Sheaff, University of Plymouth