fundholding

British

/ ˈfʌndˌhəʊldɪŋ /

noun

(formerly, in the National Health Service in Britain) the system enabling general practitioners to receive a fixed budget from which to pay for primary care, drugs, and nonurgent hospital treatment for patients

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fundholder

noun

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This happened in the 1990s, when half of GPs were given more responsibility under a system known as GP fundholding.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2011

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