title: A personal journey towards any qualified provider in the NHS.
abstract: Any Qualified Provider (AQP) is a new and exciting way of organising health care that offers patient choice and cost-effective care. But there are many rumours and 'Chinese whispers' that are causing concern among healthcare workers throughout the UK. Although not all the rumours are false, there is a general misunderstanding of what AQP can provide and its potential to raise standards and lower costs throughout the NHS. This paper asks: can its promises be achieved? It also shows how AQP may work, through a personal experience of commissioning.
authors: Eastbourne Wound Healing Centre Community Interest Company, East Sussex. Sylvie@woundhealingcentres.org
authors: Sylvie
authors: S
authors: Hampton
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D020403:Patient Freedom of Choice Laws; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*