The four health systems of the UK: how do they compare?

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This report is the fourth in a series dating back to 1999 which looks at howthe publicly financed health care systems in the four countries of the UKhave fared before and after devolution. The report was commissioned jointlyby The Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust. The research team was ledby Nicholas Mays at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.The research looks at how the four national health systems compare andhow they have performed in terms of quality and productivity before andafter devolution. The research also examines performance in North EastEngland, which is acknowledged to be the region that is most comparableto Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in terms of socioeconomic andother indicators.