Ham Chris
Health Service Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2RT.
BMJ. 2005 Dec 3;331(7528):1331-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7528.1331.
Increased patient choice and a bigger role for the independent sector threaten the future of district general hospitals. As the public remains firmly attached to these hospitals, a managed transition represents a huge political challenge