title: A drop in the ocean?
abstract: In recent years, there has been growing concern about the nature of the relationship between public sector health and social care services on the one hand and independent sector providers (that is, services run by voluntary or private organisations) on the other. In some quarters, the public sector has been accused of being short-sighted in this approach - failing to make sufficient use of the expertise of the voluntary sector and sacrificing long-term stability for short-term savings. As a result, some private providers have gone out of business, while others are threatening to evict residents unless they begin to receive sufficient funding to survive.
authors.affiliation: At the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham.
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Glasby