Medical Technology in the United Kingdom
- 1 April 1988
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
- Vol. 4 (2) , 171-183
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300004025
Abstract
This article describes and explains the impact of the National Health Service bureaucracy on the diffusion of medical technology in the United Kingdom. Through case studies of six medical technologies, the author demonstrates how health care authorities may exercise significant control by using the central financing system to dampen the general diffusion of technology. However, the United Kingdom has less control in specific cases due to the absence of a bureaucratic body to coordinate the evaluation and introduction of new technology.Keywords
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