Journal article
Retrospective economic analysis of the transfer of services from hospitals to the community: an application to an enhanced eye care service
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This research aims to evaluate the wider health system effects of the introduction of an intermediate-tier service for eye care.
SETTING: This research employs the Minor Eye Conditions Scheme (MECS), an intermediate-tier eye care service introduced in two London boroughs, Lewisham and Lambeth, in April 2013.
Authors
Mason T; Jones C; Sutton M; Konstantakopoulou E; Edgar DF; Harper RA; Birch S; Lawrenson JG
Journal
BMJ Open, Vol. 7, No. 7,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
July 2017
DOI
10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014089
ISSN
2044-6055