title: Contracting. Quality commitment.
abstract: Almost half of health authorities would accept a reduction in activity levels for demonstrable improvements in quality. A fifth of acute trusts reported poor working relationships with purchasers. Almost two-thirds of acute trusts thought they could improve quality if activity levels were reduced.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Directorate, North Staffordshire Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wakeley
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003284:Contract Services / Q000592:standards*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom; D016526:Workload