The New Politics of the NHS: From Creation to Reinvention [Paperback]

1. The politics of creation? 2. The politics of consolidation? 3. The politics of technocratic change 4. The politics of disillusionment? 5. The politics of value for money? 6. The politics of the big bang? 7.? The politics of The Third Way? 8.? The politics of reinvention? 9.? The politics of transition? 10.? The politics of confrontation? 11.? The Politics of Gridlock? 12.? The Politics of The Double Crisis? 13.? From church to garage

The New Politics of the NHS has become established as the key overview of the NHS, its processes and paths of influence, providing a clear, easy-to-read guide to often complex debates. Encompassing both the background of the evolution of the NHS, while also providing a picture of its present and future.

Since it was first published more than 40 years ago, The New Politics of the NHS has become established as the key overview of the NHS, its processes and its paths of influence, providing a clear, easy-to-read guide to often complex debates. This eighth edition continues to encompass both the background of the evolution of the NHS since its foundation, while also providing a picture of its present and future in a more pluralistic and financially austere era in which deference to medical expertise continues to erode and information on health and care is accessible to all, while at the same time scepticism and misinformation abound.

Reflecting events since the turn of the millennium and under successive government administrations, including strategies for coping with a new, much harsher economic environment, new chapters describe events in the past decade, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the latest change in government.

Assuming no prior knowledge of NHS politics and systems, The New Politics of the NHS focuses on management, structure, centralislc,