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When does marketisation lead to privatisation? Profit-making in English health services after the 2012 Health and Social Care Act

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  • Greer, Ian

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Governments world-wide have attempted to use market mechanisms and privatisation to increase the quality and/or reduce the cost of healthcare. England's Health and Social Care Act 2012 is an attempt to promote privatisation through marketisation in the National Health Service (NHS). While the health policy literature tends to assume that privatisation follows from private-sector entry points, we argue that this is more likely if firms expect to make a profit. This paper examines the link between privatisation and marketisation in England drawing on 32 semi-structured interviews with private-sector and public-sector respondents, campaigners, and other experts conducted 6–10 months after the implementation of the 2012 Act.

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  • Krachler, Nick & Greer, Ian, 2015. "When does marketisation lead to privatisation? Profit-making in English health services after the 2012 Health and Social Care Act," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 124(C), pages 215-223.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:124:y:2015:i:c:p:215-223
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.11.045
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