Britain Considering Reorganization of Health System

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News In July 2010, the British Department of Health (DH) proposed changes to decentralize its health care system by reorganizing the National Health Service (NHS) and permitting local level physicians—general practitioners—to purchase services from hospitals and other health care provider organizations. The changes, to be gradually implemented over three years, have been intended to improve health care outcomes and to support a patient-centered health care system in which patients will be able to share in decisions about their health care. With this change, NHS management costs are expected to . . .