The Politics of Healthcare in Britain [Paperback]

Written by leading academics in their field this book provides a clear and considered overview of the politics of health care in Britain. Bringing together a wide range of material on both past events and recent developments, the chapters cover issues such as the politics of health professionalism, clinical knowledge, and organization and management.
Written by leading academics in their field this book provides a clear and considered overview of the politics of health care in Britain. Bringing together a wide range of material on both past events and recent developments, the chapters cover issues such as the politics of health professionalism, clinical knowledge, and organization and management.
The book provides useful further information on British health policy.One of two essential texts for the course. Well-defined chapters are useful for students (ie studying one chapter per week for each specific topic) and the suggestions for the further reading at the end of each chapter are particularly useful as they are not simply a list of books, but include an idea of content and emphasis for each recommendation. The final chapter of case studies (e.g. MMR vaccination, devolution, evidence-based medicine, healthcare inequalities) offers good material for seminar discussions.would help give students a deeper perspectives into the healthcare system in the UKEssential background reading for evidence-based practice in todays NHSAs background to current issues facing the NHSThis book is a useful resource that will provide health and social care students on a social policy module with essential background reading to some of the current issues in practice.The Politics of Health Care Resources and Rationing
The Politics of Health Professionalism
The Politics of Clinical Knowledge
The Politics of Organisation and Management
The Politics of Democracy and Participation
The Politics of Health Care Poll�