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This article will consider key issues of extra contractual referral (ECR) management primarily from a purchaser's perspective. What ECRs are, why their management is a vital concern for the NHS and what actions are necessary to ensure priority setting is not distorted will be briefly addressed.
本文将主要从购买方的角度探讨合同外转诊(ECR)管理的关键问题。将简要阐述什么是ECR、为何其管理对英国国家医疗服务体系(NHS)至关重要,以及为确保优先次序设定不被扭曲需要采取哪些行动。