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Health Service Review 71 - Complete Issue
In Brief
PbR - Here To Stay
While we await Lord Darzi’s vision for healthcare in June, two new reports offer value pointers as to the future of Payment by Results. Seamus Ward reports.
Assessing Productivity
Opinion is divided as to whether the Government’s large cash injections have really improved the NHS’s productivity, as Paul Gosling reports.
Does Payment for Performance Actually Work?
Payment for Performance seems to be widely accepted as the way forward but is there any evidence that it works, asks Sharon Cannaby.
Reducing Health Inequalities
Mark Millar asks whether we can learn anything from New Zealand’s approach, which links health funding with health inequalities.
The Negative Side of PFI
Stephen Hicks believes there is significant evidence to question the value of PFI.
Planning to Succeed
Emma Knowles explains how the Audit Commission is able to assist PCTs with their medium-term financial planning.

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