ABSTRACT

The power of purchasers exposes the weaknesses of conventional thinking on the costs and benefits of priorities. Health policy analysts now have to develop rational criteria to support decisions in a process which may be inherently intuitive. This authoritative and practical text points the way towards clear choices in resource allocation and the implications of these choices on expenditure diverted among different health care programmes.

chapter 1|16 pages

The international context

chapter 2|44 pages

The Southampton experience

chapter 3|12 pages

Lessons learned

chapter 4|66 pages

Emergent themes

chapter 5|4 pages

Outstanding issues