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Strategic purchasing: the experience in England.

Introduction Healthcare policy in the United Kingdom (UK) is placing increasing emphasis on the innovation and creativity of healthcare purchasing for health improvement, as well as on the skills and competencies of those charged with its leadership and management. In considering these developments, the current state of healthcare strategic purchasing in the UK must be framed within a number of key contextual issues: