Publisher's Synopsis
This work examines the resource pressures on the NHS, and considers how appropriate partnerships with the private sector may help to relieve these pressures, and enable the NHS to meet its new agenda. It reviews the current status of private sector involvement in primary care, explores why the health care market may be attractive to private sector investors, and what the benefits and consequences of such involvement may be.;Case studies of current working partnerships in primary care, including some not based on the Private Finance Initiative, illustrate the range of possible public-private partnerships, and the limits of their aceptability. The book also incorporates a thorough review of literature and patient comments from in-depth interviews about their attitudes to private company involvement, to provide an overview of recent experience and future potential.
