Who should we treat? : rights, rationing, and resources in the NHS / Christopher Newdick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newdick, Christopher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National health services--Great Britain.

National health services.

Medical care--Law and legislation.

National health insurance--Law and legislation.

Great Britain.

National health insurance--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

National health insurance.

Medical care--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Medical care.

Medical care--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xx, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Summary:

The NHS has undergone substantial reform and investment since 1980, yet demand for care still exceeds supply and difficult choices remain between patients. Why is this so? On what basis should these decisions be made and by whom? As patients become 'consumers' of care, Who Should We Treat? puts patients' rights into their political, economic, and managerial perspectives to consider one of the most pressing problems in contemporary society.

Contents:

Introduction : problems of resource allocation

Principles of resource allocation

Managing resources in the NHS

Organisation of the NHS

Priority setting, patients' rights, and judicial review

Standards of care and medical negligence

Liability of health authorities and government

NHS governance and accountability

NHS care outside the NHS.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0199264171

019926418X

OCLC:

56591313