Public health. Too much to handle?
Organisations involved in public health welcome primary care trusts' role in the reorganised service and the establishment of public health networks. But there are concerns about shortage of specialist expertise. They believe PCTs have not yet developed their public health role. The public health role of strategic health authorities is seen as unclear. There are concerns about inequities in the distribution of public health resources to PCTs.
Shaw
Sara
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Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Barts and the London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Abbott
Stephen
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D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011635:Public Health Administration; D012935:Social Justice; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom