title: Private healthcare. Let's drink to that.
abstract: The Commission for Health Improvement will have authority to monitor private hospitals treating NHS patients. The private sector will be subject to the NHS complaints procedure. The issue of medical staffing for private hospitals needs to be addressed. The uneven spread of private facilities across the country undermines the partnership. Arrangements to cut NHS waiting lists will reduce demand for private medical insurance.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Centre for Healthcare Management, Manchester University.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Higgins
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D016304:Hospitals, Private / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D017149:Private Sector; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce