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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457872803321

Autore

Baeza Juan

Titolo

Restructuring the Medical Profession [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2007

ISBN

1-280-95065-X

0-335-22411-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Collana

State of health series Restructuring the medical profession

Disciplina

362.11068

610.696

Soggetti

Hospital-physician relations

Hospital-physician relations - Great Britain

Physicians - Great Britain

Hospital consultants - Great Britain

Delivery of Health Care

General Practice

Public Policy

Health Planning

Interpersonal Relations

Persons

Social Control Policies

Patient Care Management

Medicine

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Psychology, Social

Health Care Economics and Organizations

Policy

Health Services Administration

Social Control, Formal

Health Care

Health Occupations

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

Occupations

Psychology

Social Sciences

Sociology

Health Care Reform

Health Policy

Interprofessional Relations



Family Practice

Consultants

Public Health

Health & Biological Sciences

Hospitals & Medical Centers

Electronic books.

Europe

Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Appendix; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The medical profession occupies a dominant position within the British health care system and as such is able to influence the development and implementation of health policy. The main division within the medical profession lies between general practitioners and hospital consultants. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of British health policy over the past twenty-five years. Drawing on data from case studies, it provides empirical evidence of the impact of recent health policies upon the National Health Service (in general) and the medical profession (in particular). The case studies