In late 1985 the Secretary of State for Health and Social Services set up a review of the resource allocation formula created by the Resource Allocation Working Party (RAWP) in 1976. This review may be completed early in 1987 and will raise major issues about the efficiency of the NHS and...

The cost of training doctors, both in terms of expenditure on medical education and in terms of the induced demand for NHS expenditure created by having more doctors initiating care and cure, are considerable. However, the forecasting of their number and the planning of their utilisation remain...

The effects of regular and frequent increases in NHS patient charges on patient utilisation and average net ingredient costs of prescription items are analysed using data on NHS prescribed drugs in England for the period 1979-1985. Separate equations are estimated for non-exempt and exempt adult...

Increasing attention is being paid to the non-health care influences on population health status. Policy recommendations emerging from this interest have tended to focus on providing equal opportunities to attain good health. In this sense policies have tended to be ‘enabling’ with little...