Speaking Truth to Power: Two Decades of Analysis in the Department of Health

ISBN-13: 9781857757811 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 234 str.

Clive Smee; Roy Lilley; Christopher Newdick

Opis

Provides a history and personal commentary on analytical issues from 1984 until 2002 within the Department of Health. This book covers issues such as equity and resource allocation, risk management and emergency planning. It is useful source of reference for academics studying health policy and policy shapers in the media and pressure groups.

Spis treści

Determining the NHS budget. Alternative funding mechanisms. Planning human resources. How efficient is the NHS? “Doing the right thing”. Measuring and managing performance. Discovering the patient. Organisational change. Learning from ourselves: policy and programme evaluation. Learning from others; International comparisons. Concluding reflections.

O autorze

Clive Smee