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The world is watching the English experiment

BMJ 2008; 337 doi: 10.1136/bmj.a953 (Published 24 July 2008)
Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a953

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  1. Fiona Godlee, editor, BMJ
  1. fgodlee{at}bmj.com

    It may seem parochial for the BMJ to use so much space discussing the NHS—and the English NHS at that. But I make no apologies—firstly, because if doctors are to take the lead in health care, as they must and as they are being encouraged to do, they need to understand the systems that deliver it. Secondly, because the wider world is watching what may come to be known as the English experiment. As evidence of this, the New England Journal of Medicine has published another paper on England’s use of quality indicators and performance payments. As Alison Tonks describes it (doi: 10.1136/bmj.a891), the …

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