Biomaterial Database

Purchasing. The gentle touch. 1994

L Carswell

Ulster University.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009660	Northern Ireland	The northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland - between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea; northwest of France. The capital is Belfast.
D003284	Contract Services	Outside services provided to an institution under a formal financial agreement.	Services, Contract,Contract Service,Service, Contract
D013222	State Medicine	A system of medical care regulated, controlled and financed by the government, in which the government assumes responsibility for the health needs of the population.	National Health Service, British,Socialized Medicine,British Health Service, National,British National Health Service,Medicine, Socialized,Medicine, State,Service, British National Health
D017598	Efficiency, Organizational	The capacity of an organization, institution, or business to produce desired results with a minimum expenditure of energy, time, money, personnel, material, etc.	Efficiency, Administrative,Productivity, Organizational,Program Efficiency,Administrative Efficiency,Organizational Productivity,Efficiency, Program,Organizational Efficiency,Program Efficiencies
D017754	Group Purchasing	A shared service which combines the purchasing power of individual organizations or facilities in order to obtain lower prices for equipment and supplies. (From Health Care Terms, 2nd ed)	Hospital Group Purchasing,Joint Purchasing,Shared Purchasing,Group Purchasing, Hospital,Hospital Joint Purchasing,Hospital Shared Purchasing,Joint Purchasing, Hospital,Purchasing, Hospital, Group,Purchasing, Hospital, Joint,Purchasing, Hospital, Shared,Shared Purchasing, Hospital,Purchasing, Group,Purchasing, Joint,Purchasing, Shared