LEADER 03256oam 2200805I 450 001 9910808588703321 005 20240408175009.0 010 $a1-134-85438-2 010 $a1-280-33310-3 010 $a0-203-02033-2 010 $a1-134-85439-0 010 $a9786610333103 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203020333 035 $a(CKB)1000000000255023 035 $a(EBL)167334 035 $a(OCoLC)437077104 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000209058 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11189330 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000209058 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10262377 035 $a(PQKB)10491263 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC167334 035 $a(OCoLC)560392994 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000255023 100 $a20180331d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe need for healthcare /$fRod Sheaff 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1996. 215 $a1 online resource (239 pages) 225 1 $aSocial Ethics and Policy. 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-10112-3 311 $a0-415-10111-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 213-224) and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; WHY A THEORY OF NEEDS?; WHAT KIND OF THEORY OF NEEDS?; NEEDS, NATURE AND SOCIETY; HEALTH NEEDS; DOES DOCTOR KNOW BEST?; NEEDS AND NORMALITY; DILEMMAS FOR HEALTH WORKERS; WHAT KIND OF HEALTH SYSTEM?; NEEDS, HEALTH AND MORALITY; References; Index 330 $aThe rhetoric of 'needs' has been used to legitimate all major turns in UK health policy since 1936. This study identifies the ethical, policy and technical issues arising from the concept of needs. In the first part a theory of needs is developed, which takes into account both the philosophical traditions and the practical problems arising in daily health care. In a second part, health systems throughout the world are described and compared, addressing ethical as well as economical questions. Its interdisciplinary approach will make The Need for Healthcare important reading not on 410 0$aSocial Ethics and Policy 517 3 $aNeed for health care 606 $aMedical policy$xMoral and ethical aspects$zGreat Britain 606 $aMedical care$xNeeds assessment 606 $aNeed (Philosophy) 606 $aRight to health 606 $aMedical policy 606 $aHealth Services Needs and Demand 606 $aHealth Policy 606 $aHuman Rights 607 $aUnited Kingdom 615 0$aMedical policy$xMoral and ethical aspects 615 0$aMedical care$xNeeds assessment. 615 0$aNeed (Philosophy) 615 0$aRight to health. 615 0$aMedical policy. 615 12$aHealth Services Needs and Demand. 615 22$aHealth Policy. 615 22$aHuman Rights. 676 $a174.2 676 $a362.1/01 700 $aSheaff$b Rod.$01718814 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808588703321 996 $aThe need for healthcare$94116076 997 $aUNINA