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fundholding

British  
/ ˈfʌndˌhəʊldɪŋ /

noun

  1. (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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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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