Impact of initiatives to improve access to, and choice of, primary and urgent care in England: A systematic review

Stefanie Tan and Nicholas Mays

Health Policy, 2014, vol. 118, issue 3, 304-315

Abstract: There were ten initiatives in the primary and urgent care system in the English NHS during the New Labour government, 1997–2010, aimed at delivering higher quality, more accessible and responsive care by expanding access, increasing convenience and introducing greater patient choice of provider. We examine their impact on demand, equity, patient satisfaction, referrals, and costs.

Keywords: Primary care reform; Urgent care; Patient choice; Access; England; NHS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.07.011

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