1. Globalisation and Health Service Provision

2. The British Context Expansion of NHS Funding More Private / International Providers Primary Care Trusts / Care Trusts Foundation Hospitals / Franchises Private Finance Initiative = Non-Commercial Basis ?

3. World Trade Organisation TRIPS GATS - Most Favoured Nation - National Treatment

4. Modes of Supply Cross Border Trade (e.g. Tele-health) Consumption Abroad Commercial Presence Presence of Natural Persons

5. Article 1.3 Government services are exempt where they are: supplied neither on a commercial basis, nor in competition with one or more service suppliers.

6. Summary Services are Internationalising Governments are Privatising GATS Facilitates Both Watch the Doha Round Carefully!

7. International Organisations WHO / GPPPs International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank World Trade Organisation (WTO) / GATT

8. A Typology of Healthcare Companies Providers of Services Producers of Goods Suppliers of Services Health Insurers Premises Companies