Griffiths T
Nurs Times. 1995;91(35):27, 30.
In 1992 there were 221 private hospitals in the UK providing a total of 11,306 beds, not including private nursing homes and psychiatric beds. The total value of the acute independent health-care sector was estimated to be 1870m pounds in 1992. Of this, 1114m pounds was spent in private hospitals and clinics; 582m pounds was spent on consultant surgeons', anaesthetists' and physicians' fees, and 172m pounds was accounted for by pay beds in NHS units. In this paper, the author gives some background to the independent sector, its expansion and how it is now a partner to the NHS. She also discusses initiatives taken by BMI Healthcare, one of the biggest independent sector providers in the country.
1992年，英国有221家私立医院，共提供11306张床位，这不包括私立疗养院和精神病床位。1992年，急性独立医疗保健部门的总价值估计为18.7亿英镑。其中，11.14亿英镑用于私立医院和诊所；5.82亿英镑用于支付外科顾问医生、麻醉师和内科医生的费用，1.72亿英镑用于国民保健制度单位的付费病床。在本文中，作者介绍了独立部门的一些背景情况、其扩张过程以及它如今如何成为国民保健制度的合作伙伴。她还讨论了英国最大的独立部门提供商之一BMI医疗保健公司所采取的举措。
