Hospital Trusts productivity in the English NHS: Uncovering possible drivers of productivity variations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health care systems in OECD countries are increasingly facing economic challenges and funding pressures. These normally demand interventions (political, financial and organisational) aimed at improving the efficiency of the health system as a whole and its single components. In 2009, the English NHS Chief Executive, Sir David Nicholson, warned that a potential funding gap of £20 billion should be met by extensive efficiency savings by March 2015. Our study investigates possible drivers of differential Trust performance (productivity) for the financial years 2010/11-2012/13.

Methods

Following accounting practice, we define Productivity as the ratio of Outputs over Inputs. We analyse variation in both Total Factor and Labour Productivity using ordinary least squares

SUBMITTER: Aragon Aragon MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5540600 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature