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Volume 6, Issue 1
1 January 1993
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Research Article| January 01 1993

Planning in a Health District ‐ An Application of Computer Modelling Available to Purchase

Errol Babington
Errol Babington
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6542
Print ISSN: 0952-6862
© MCB UP Limited
1993
Int J Health Care Qual Assur (1993) 6 (1)
https://doi.org/10.1108/09526869310025635

Considers the application of a computer model to aid the contracting process between purchasers and providers in the NHS. Analyses the difference between needs and wants and shows how the model can be used for considering “what if?” options.

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COMPUTER SOFTWARE, CONTRACTS, MODELLING, NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, PURCHASING
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