title: Choice. Shop 'til you drop.
abstract: It is unclear whether the public will embrace choice with enough enthusiasm to drive improvement. A series of focus groups have confirmed there is general support for choice, but also concern about how patients would get information to inform their decisions. Many people would act against one of the main drivers of the policy and choose to wait.
authors.affiliation: King's Fund.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom