Competition in the British National Health Service.
British National Health Service reforms seek to maintain the right to health care regardless of ability to pay. They involve internal market disciplines, including competition, though services remain free at the point of use. Hospitals, with greater independence, will concentrate on acute care. Family doctors and community health services get wider responsibilities and direct access to funds. Individuals are encouraged to adopt healthy lifestyles.
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D004465:Economic Competition; D005380:Financing, Government; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000191:economics; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D006113:United Kingdom