use of choice and competition in publicly funded healthcare markets. It suggests that the need for strong regulation will … on designing smarter regulations that create markets that incentivise competition on aspects of the service that patients … competitive forces in healthcare markets.It was prepared as a background note for a discussion on the Design of Publicly Funded …

. More measures of patient outcomes are needed (especially those reported by patients themselves), and these should underpin … patients and professionals; and employing tools such as data and incentives more effectively. Key actions in these three areas …