International comparative studies are justified because they can increase the options among which health care decision makers may select approaches suitable to their own circumstances. The collection of papers on management education and training in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom presents a summary of the salient features of the 1974 NHS reorganization and its implications for management education and training. A view of the range of training needs which can be met by a combination of internal development programs and relevant external courses is presented followed by examples of responses of AUPHA member programs in the UK to recent and future needs and opportunities in this field. Also included is a faculty list for the main programs collaborating in the provision of senior level management training courses in England and an abridged version of the current national policy statement. (JMF)