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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791379503321

Autore

Crinson Iain

Titolo

Health policy [[electronic resource] ] : a critical perspective / / Iain Crinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-4129-2286-0

1-282-62364-8

9786612623646

0-85702-668-2

Descrizione fisica

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

Disciplina

362.10941

Soggetti

Medical policy - Great Britain

Medical policy - European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.