Rob Baggott

Health and Health Care in Britain

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic / Macmillan Education
• 2004
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: August 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780333961582
• ISBN-10: 0333961587
• Artikelnr.: 35732268

Autorenporträt

Rob Baggott

Inhaltsangabe

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.