By The Nuffield Trust (November 2012)
This report examines the effect of patient choice and the independent sector on treatment location in England, specifically the extent to which patients (or their referring doctors) have been choosing a different location of care since 2006. It is the first output from a three-year joint programme of work between the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the Nuffield Trust: ‘understanding competition and choice in the NHS’, which will establish a long-term expertise in the use of competition and market mechanisms in health care both in England and internationally.
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