Health and Health Care in Britain

ISBN-13: 9780333961599 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 332 str.

Rob Baggott

Opis

This new edition of Baggott's engaging and clearly written text provides students with an up-to-date and concise introduction to all aspects of health care in Britain today. It has been extensively rewritten to take account of the many recent changes and developments in the NHS and in health policy. Including clear explanations of concepts like clinical governance and evidence-based health care, it also covers political changes such as the health policies of the Blair administration and the increasing diversity of the NHS as a result of devolution.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Health and Illness.- Medicine and the Medical Profession.- Critical Perspectives on Health Care.- The Evolution of the British Health Care System.- Health Policy From Thatcher to Blair.- Health Care Funding and Independent Sector Provision.- Health Care Policy and Planning, and Management.- Access to Health Care.- Managing Quality and Standards.- Primary Health Care.- Health and Social Care.- Patient and Public Involvement.- Public Health.- Conclusion.

O autorze

ROB BAGGOTT is Professor of Public Policy at De Montfort University, Leicester. He is a highly-regarded and well-known author and his latest book is Public Health: Policy and Politics.