Primary care. The odd couple.
Acute and primary care trust relationships can be fraught with baggage, vagueness and stereotypes. Changing that is about overt behaviours as well as structural and strategic issues. Payment by results and attitudes to commissioning pose significant challenges.
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D003284:Contract Services; D006302:Health Services Research; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom