Uncharted waters
A new payment system in the NHS: innovative, but risky
AMONG the many reforms that the government is making to the National Health Service, the introduction of a new payments system for hospitals is the most far-reaching. A report on July 27th from the Audit Commission, which scrutinises the public services' books, says that the new regime carries substantial risks.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Uncharted waters”
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