Take the medicine, by Paul Corrigan
September 24, 2007
Take the medicine, by Paul Corrigan (PF 8/6/07)
Discussion of the need to improve commissioning. Healthcare providers have more power than consumers, interfering with the expression of demand. Practice-based commissioning would tie together clinical and resource allocation problems, while community and self-care would reduce emergency admissions and give people control. Patient Choice requires that patients have information to make an informed choice.