title: Health planning: a vital role for district health authorities.
abstract: Next April the planning function of DHAs will change. However, planning will still be vitally important if they are to perform their purchasing role effectively. Douglas Scott discusses the implication of this and describes the approach to planning being developed in Leeds.
authors: East Cumbria Health Authority.
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mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013597:Systems Analysis; D006113:United Kingdom