Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-s2hrs Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-02T18:58:25.378Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Advice to purchasing authorities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Peter Urwin*
Affiliation:
Member of the Joint Working Group on the Purchasing of Psychiatric Care
Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Extract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

We are now well into the second year of the separation of purchaser and provider functions in the National Health Service. District health authorities as purchasers of services are required to assess the health care needs of their population (NHS Management Executive, 1991a) and seek professional advice regarding both the need for, and the provision of, services. The NHS Management Executive acknowledges that local clinicians in provider units will continue to make a major contribution to this advice (NHS Management Executive, 1991b).

Type
The times
Creative Commons
Creative Common License - CCCreative Common License - BY
This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1993

References

Jenkins, R. & Griffiths, S. (1991) Indicators for Mental Health in the Population. London: HMSO.Google Scholar
NHS Management Executive (1991a) Assessing Health Care Needs – a DHA Project Discussion Paper. London: NHS Management Executive. Google Scholar
NHS Management Executive (1991b) Professional Advice for Purchasers – a DHA Project Discussion Paper. London: NHS Management Executive.Google Scholar
Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (1982–1985) The Qualify Assurance Project. Royal Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 16, 2533, 153–158; 17, 129–146; 18, 19–38; 19, 138–151, 240–253, 397–407. Sydney: Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.Google Scholar
Royal College of Psychiatrists (1992) Mental Health of the Nation – The Contribution of Psychiatry. Council Report CR 16. London: Royal College of Psychiatrists.Google Scholar
Royal College of Psychiatrists & Faculty of Public Health Medicine Report of Joint Working Group on the Purchasing of Psychiatric Care. In preparation. London: Royal College of Psychiatrists/Faculty of Public Health Medicine.Google Scholar
Submit a response

eLetters

No eLetters have been published for this article.