In search of efficiency.
Efficiency is the avowed cornerstone of this Government's health policy. Yet strong doubts exist about whether this policy goes much beyond saving costs in certain selected areas. In the following pages the authors present arguments and examples to show that real efficiency is much more than simply reducing the cost of inputs. It is also about determining the best use of outputs and making the difficult decisions that accompany the real search of efficiency.
D004526:Efficiency; D006295:Health Resources / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom