| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10471686 | Social Science & Medicine | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Economic and socio-legal theories predict that contracting for health care is problematic. ⺠In health care it is impossible to specify in detail all eventualities and relational contracting is significant. ⺠We investigated implementation of a new detailed contract introduced in England in 2007. ⺠As predicted by theory we found that contracting in England depended on personal and hierarchical relationships. ⺠Financial risk was allocated via informal agreements and hierarchical intervention prevented disputes escalating.
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Authors
Christina Petsoulas, Pauline Allen, David Hughes, Peter Vincent-Jones, Jennifer Roberts,