title: Public consultation. Consulting room.
abstract: The government's consultation exercise over the NHS was rare in attempting to capture the views of a large number of citizens other than through a survey. The exercise raised questions about whether or not the government had a plan for the NHS. In the long term, the government may have to consult the public in the context of rationing.
authors.affiliation: Health Services Management Centre, Birmingham University.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McIver
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003256:Community Participation; D019538:Health Care Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D006292:Health Priorities; D009520:New Zealand; D011639:Public Opinion; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006113:United Kingdom