Bernard Dowling is Research Fellow in the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester. Current and past research includes the role of general practice and primary care in the wider development of health care, the organization and governance of primary care institutions, and the use of quasi-markets in service provision and the resulting consequences on equity. Caroline Glendinning is Professor of Social Policy in the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester. She currently leads a research programme on partnerships b...