title: Prescribing. Saving graces.
abstract: If fundholding is to be dismantled, consideration must be given to fundholders' prescribing budgets. One possibility would be budgeting by consent--involving GPs in setting budgets. More research is needed on prescribing budgets before they are abandoned.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham University, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baines
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Whynes
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D003284:Contract Services; D016527:Drug Costs; D017850:Economics, Pharmaceutical; D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006113:United Kingdom