title: [Health service reform--in Great Britain something for us?].
abstract: The article describes reforms to the National Health Service in Great Britain. Especially interesting, from both the ideological, theoretical and practical aspects is the separation of the roles of purchaser and provider of health services within a tax-financed system of health care.
authors.affiliation: Seksjon for helsetjenesteforskning, Statens Institutt for Folkehelse, Oslo.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bjørndal
mesh_terms: D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009664:Norway; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom