Payment by results: what does it mean for mental health?
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Parsonage, Michael
- Source
- Primary Care Mental Health. Jan 01, 2004 2(34):183-197
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1476-4717
Not for the first time, the mental health system is being required to implement a major reform designed primarily for other parts of the NHS. This is not to say that payment by results is inappropriate for mental health care, but rather that there remains a wide range of unresolved questions about the design of the system for this sector. The main aim of this policy paper is to highlight and discuss these questions to encourage better understanding and wider debate on a policy whose importance may not yet be fully acknowledged by those involved in mental health care.