Health policy : a critical perspective / Iain Crinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crinson, Iain.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy--Great Britain.

Medical policy.

Medical policy--European Union countries.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 218 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, c2009.

Los Angeles : SAGE, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Providing a critical assessment of developments in health and health-care policy, this book is primarily focused on the UK covering issues such as the policy-making process, the development of the National Health Service, health-care governance and health promotion.

Contents:

Pt. 1, Theory and context. Studying health policy ; The role of the state : theory and practice ; The policy-making process

Pt. 2, The healthcare system. The structure of healthcare in the UK : continuity and change ; The system of healthcare funding in the UK ; A comparative analysis of European healthcare systems : changing demands, common solutions?

Pt. 3, Issues in healthcare provision. Governing the medical profession ; Managing the performance of the NHS ; A patient-led health service? Choice, equity and the supplier market ; Meeting long-term health and social care needs in the community

Pt. 4, Looking to the future. Health beyond policy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-212) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612623646

9781412922869

1412922860

9781282623644

1282623648

9780857026682

0857026682

OCLC:

638860782