Health Policy
Volume 104, Issue 2 , Pages 128-135 , February 2012

Implementing changes to hospital services: Factors influencing the process and ‘results’ of reconfiguration

  • Naomi Fulop

      Affiliations

    • King's College London, Division of Health and Social Care Research, School of Medicine, Capital House, 42 Weston Street, London SE1 3QD, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 20 7848 8687; fax: +44 20 7848 6620.
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  • Rhiannon Walters

      Affiliations

    • Walters Public Health, United Kingdom
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  • Perri 6

      Affiliations

    • Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
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  • Peter Spurgeon

      Affiliations

    • International Institute for Clinical Leadership, University of Warwick, United Kingdom

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doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.05.015

Health Policy
Volume 104, Issue 2 , Pages 128-135 , February 2012

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