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.

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 J. (Newcastle University) Hunter, David J. Hunter, David Hunter
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 13.01.2016
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics
• EAN: 9781447326977
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-2697-7
• Pages: 242
• Dimensions (packing): 12.9 x 19.8 x 1.3 cm
• Weight (packing): 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