The health debate

This second edition of this best-selling book offers a fresh look at how the British NHS is coping under increased pressures. It offers a critical perspective on concerns and a critique of the market-style changes introduced by the Coalition government between 2010 and 2015.

List of contents

Series Editor's preface;
The Key Challenges Facing Health Systems;
Meeting the Challenges;
Moving Upstream: the dilemma of securing health in health policy;
Models of Health Care Reform;
Health Care Priorities;
Choice and Health Care;
Future Developments in the Evolution of Health Systems.

About the author

David Hunter is Professor of Health Policy and Management at Durham University. He has a background in political science, medical sociology and health policy analysis and was previously Professor of Health Policy and Management at Leeds University and Director of the Nuffield Institute for Health. David is a non executive director of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), an honorary member of the Faculty of Public Health, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.

Summary

This second edition of this best-selling book offers a fresh look at how the British NHS is coping under increased pressures. It offers a critical perspective on concerns and a critique of the market-style changes introduced by the Coalition government between 2010 and 2015.

Product details

• Authors: David Hunter, David J. Hunter, David J. (Newcastle University) Hunter
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.01.2016
• EAN: 9781447326977
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-2697-7
• No. of pages: 242
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 262 g
• Series: Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century; Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century; Policy and Politics in the Twe
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics