Collaborative Commissioning of Secondary Care Services by Primary Care Trusts

K. Baxter, M. Weiss, J. Le Grand

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Abstract

This article examines collaborations between primary care trusts in the commissioning of secondary care services in England. It applies principal-agent theory qualitatively to two case studies. The theory suggests that collaboration should take place if organizations share relevant information and agree joint objectives. The study findings show that sharing information is not a major problem for these case studies, but that agreeing joint objectives is.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-14
Number of pages193
JournalPublic Money and Management
Volume27
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 May 2007

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