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Competition and choice

'No decision about me without me' - a defining theme of the NHS reforms, attempts to provide service users with a choice in their care. And with new providers entering the health and social care system, including private and third sector providers, competition and choice play a huge role in the commissioning and provision of care.

Overview

Relevant publications

Economic regulation in health care What can we learn from other regulators?

3 Nov 2011
Anna Dixon, Tony Harrison

Social enterprise in health care Promoting organisational autonomy and staff engagement

4 Aug 2011
Rachael Addicott
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From the blog

The Health and Social Care Act: what next for the NHS?

28 Mar 2012
Anna Dixon

Tackling financial failure: how will the proposed legislation work out in practice?

27 Feb 2012
Anna Dixon
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Reading Room & articles

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Relevant events

Any willing provider

Our second NHS and public service reform event focused on how diversity of supply can benefit the NHS and patients, the potential risks associated with it and how policy can be successfully implemented.

Choice and competition: NHS and public service reform series

Discussions at our first NHS and public service reform breakfast event focused on choice and competition in the context of wider health reforms.
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Relevant audio/video

Slideshow

Catherine Pollard and Amy Caldwell-Nichols: integrating care and preventing anti-competitive behaviour

Catherine Pollard, Amy Caldwell-Nichols
Slideshow

Belinda Phipps: why choice matters - improving the experience of maternity care

Belinda Phipps
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Related projects

Transforming NHS provider services through social enterprise

Identifying the challenges for health organisations considering becoming a social enterprise, and the support they will need from the government.

Informed choice: helping patients make better decisions

This project explores whether or not comparative hospital data helps patients to make better choices.
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Our work on this topic

Article
Competition isn’t always the best option
21 Mar 2013
John Appleby
Article
Regulating the NHS market in England
11 Mar 2013
Chris Ham
Event
The King's Fund Annual Conference 2013
17 Jan 2013
Page
Competition and choice Reading Room
24 Sep 2012
Multimedia: Slideshow
Catherine Pollard and Amy Caldwell-Nichols: integrating care and preventing anti-competitive behaviour
18 Sep 2012
Catherine Pollard, Amy Caldwell-Nichols
Event
Competition versus integration in the NHS
18 Jun 2012
Multimedia: Slideshow
Belinda Phipps: why choice matters - improving the experience of maternity care
29 Mar 2012
Belinda Phipps
Blog
The Health and Social Care Act: what next for the NHS?
28 Mar 2012
Anna Dixon
Blog
Tackling financial failure: how will the proposed legislation work out in practice?
27 Feb 2012
Anna Dixon
Article
The management of the NHS in England
8 Feb 2012
Chris Ham

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