2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Patients' Choices in the UK : Balancing Freedom, Efficiency, and Equity
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20402070
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Medical sociology
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUDA Ryozo 立命館大学, 産業社会学部, 教授 (20260812)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
IKEGAMI Naoki 慶應義塾大学, 医学部, 教授 (80101898)
KONDO Katsunori 日本福祉大学, 日本福祉大学, 教授 (20298558)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2011
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| Keywords | 医療政策 / イギリス / 市場 / 患者 / 選択 / 効率 / 政治 / 終末期医療 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study qualitatively analyzed political arguments on "patient choice" in the UK under the Blair and Brown labour government with literature review on government documents, newspapers, gray literatures, and interviewing."Patient choice" was used by the government as a policy idea to improve responsiveness of the NHS, to introduce market-mechanisms into the NHS, and to increase individual responsibilities in health-related behavior. Different usages of "patient choice" gave different meanings in different contexts, which political debates complex.
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