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From commodification to entrepreneurialism: how commercial income is transforming the English NHS

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  • Mark Exworthy
  • Neil Lunt
  • Penelope Tuck
  • Rakesh Mistry

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The authors explore the way in which National Health Service (NHS) organizations in England are becoming more entrepreneurial through seeking more commercial income. As a form of commodification, commercialization has become more salient because of tightened public spending and the relaxation of regulations governing the scale of commercial income that the NHS could earn (since 2012). In turn, a stronger entrepreneurial ethos and practice has developed. The purpose and impact of commercialization is examined using secondary data from six NHS organizations (narrating developments post-2012), demonstrating the extent of and their justifications for commercialization. Recent and planned changes are explained. These income-generation activities, which are often set up to support or maintain existing NHS services, may unwittingly accelerate further commercialization—particularly in post-pandemic recovery. The authors conclude that the NHS risks becoming predicated upon commercial logics, thereby undermining public service logics.

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  • Mark Exworthy & Neil Lunt & Penelope Tuck & Rakesh Mistry, 2024. "From commodification to entrepreneurialism: how commercial income is transforming the English NHS," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(4), pages 308-316, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmmg:v:44:y:2024:i:4:p:308-316
    DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2023.2243775
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