<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><bigger> Royal Statistical Society Ordinary Meeting
</color>"Capitation Funding in the Public Sector"<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>
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by </color>Peter C. Smith, Nigel Rice and Roy Carr-Hill
(Centre for Health Economics, University of York)<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>
Synopsis: </color>Statistical models, in the form of capitation
formulae, form the basis for the allocation of huge
amounts of public expenditure, most notably through
local government standard spending assessments and
the NHS resource allocation formulae. The authors have
designed several schemes now in operation, and will
discuss methodological and implementation issues.<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>
Time and place: The meeting starts at 5pm on
Wednesday 15 November, with tea at 4.30pm. The
meeting takes place at the Royal Statistical Society, 12
Errol Street, London EC1 (nearest underground stations
are Old Street, Moorgate and Barbican).
The paper: Copies of the paper are available in
advance from Valerie Evans, Administrative Officer (at
the RSS. (e-mail: [log in to unmask], or write to
Valerie at the above address)
Discussion contributions: Contributions to the
discussion following presentation of the paper are very
welcome. Anybody, whether or not a Fellow of the
Society, is welcome to contribute. Please contact
Valerie Evans if you would like to make a contribution to
the discussion immediately following the paper. If you
are unable to attend the meeting, you may send a written
contribution. The written version should not exceed 400
words in length. Written contributions can be sent for
reading at the meeting, or after the meeting for inclusion
in the written discussion in Series A of the Society's
journal.
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