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Commissioning community health care: missing the point

Commissioning community health care: missing the point Discusses commissioning community health care and the fact that present mechanisms do not enable commissioning to meet the needs of patients requiring community care relevant to their needs. The focus on efficiency, money and simple activity does not take into account the complex nature of community care and the need to take a variety of factors into account if commissioning is to be effective. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Management in Medicine Emerald Publishing

Commissioning community health care: missing the point

Adrian Bull
Journal of Management in Medicine , Volume 9 (1): 3 – Feb 1, 1995
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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 1995 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
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0268-9235
DOI
10.1108/02689239510080467
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Abstract

Discusses commissioning community health care and the fact that present mechanisms do not enable commissioning to meet the needs of patients requiring community care relevant to their needs. The focus on efficiency, money and simple activity does not take into account the complex nature of community care and the need to take a variety of factors into account if commissioning is to be effective.

Journal

Journal of Management in Medicine – Emerald Publishing

Published: Feb 1, 1995

Keywords: Community nursing; Effectiveness; Health care; Purchasing

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