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The English National Health Service: An Economic Health Check

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  • Peter Smith

    (University of York)

  • Maria Goddard

    (University of York)

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The government’s health reform programme since 2000 has covered many aspects of the organisation of health care and was accompanied by a sizeable increase in spending on healthcare. Many of these reforms have the potential to improve the efficiency and responsiveness of the health care system and ultimately health outcomes, although it is too early to make definitive judgements on their effectiveness. This chapter provides an overview of the organisation and financing of the National Health Service, reviews its performance, assesses the reforms since the start of the decade and provides recommendations for further development. This Working Paper relates to the 2009 Economic Survey of the United Kingdom (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/uk). Système national de santé anglais : Bilan de santé économique Le programme de réformes engagé par le gouvernement depuis 2000 dans le secteur de la santé couvre de nombreux aspects de l’organisation des soins et services de santé et il s’est accompagné d’une augmentation notable des dépenses consacrées à la santé. Nombre de ces réformes sont de nature à améliorer l’efficience et la réactivité du système de santé et, en fin de compte, les résultats sur le plan de la santé, bien qu'il soit trop tôt pour porter des jugements définitifs sur leur efficacité. Ce chapitre donne une vue d’ensemble de l’organisation et du financement du National Health Service ; il en examine les performances et évalue les réformes conduites depuis le début de la décennie, et formule des recommandations pour la poursuite des réformes. Ce document de travail se rapporte à l'Étude économique de l'OCDE de le Royaume-Uni 2009 (www.oecd.org/eco/etudes/uk).

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  • Peter Smith & Maria Goddard, 2009. "The English National Health Service: An Economic Health Check," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 716, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:716-en
    DOI: 10.1787/222707115448
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    1. Rossella Verzulli & Rowena Jacobs & Maria Goddard, 2011. "Do hospitals respond to greater autonomy? Evidence from the English NHS," Working Papers 064cherp, Centre for Health Economics, University of York.
    2. Lisa Grazzini & Alessandro Petretto, 2013. "Health and Education: Challenges and Financial Constraints," Working Papers - Economics wp2013_19.rdf, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa.
    3. Anthony Atkinson, 2010. "Measuring Health Output, Productivity and Equity: Future Challenges," Monograph 000221, Office of Health Economics.
    4. Alessandro Petretto, 2013. "On the Fuzzy Boundaries between Public and Private in Health-Care Organization and Funding Systems," Rivista di Politica Economica, SIPI Spa, issue 1, pages 327-370, January-M.
    5. Smith, Peter C. & Anell, Anders & Busse, Reinhard & Crivelli, Luca & Healy, Judith & Lindahl, Anne Karin & Westert, Gert & Kene, Tobechukwu, 2012. "Leadership and governance in seven developed health systems," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 106(1), pages 37-49.

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    Keywords

    dépenses de santé; English health care system; health care reforms; health expenditure; health outcomes; réforme du système de soins de santé; résultats de la santé; système de soins de santé anglais;
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    JEL classification:

    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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