TY - JOUR AU - Browne, John AU - Jamieson, Liz AU - Lewsey, Jim AU - van der Meulen, Jan AU - Copley, Lynn AU - Black, Nick PY - 2008 DA - 2008/04/09 TI - Case-mix & patients' reports of outcome in Independent Sector Treatment Centres: Comparison with NHS providers JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 78 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - There has been considerable concern expressed about the outcomes achieved in Independent Sector Treatment Centres (ISTCs) introduced in England since 2003. Our aim was to compare the case-mix and patients' reported outcomes of surgery in ISTCs and in NHS providers. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-8-78 DO - 10.1186/1472-6963-8-78 ID - Browne2008 ER -