Crinson, Iain, <br/><br/>
Health policy :  a critical perspective / 
Iain Crinson. 
 - viii, 218 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-212) and index. 
<br/><br/> Theory and Context --  Studying Health Policy --  The Role of the State --  Theory and Practice --  The Policy-Making Process --  The Healthcare System --  The Structure of Healthcare in the UK --  Continuity and Change --  The System of Healthcare Funding in the UK --  A Comparative Analysis of European Healthcare Systems --  Changing Demands, Common Solutions? --  Issues in Healthcare Provision --  Governing the Medical Profession --  Managing the Performance of the NHS --  A Patient-Led Health Service? Choice, Equity and the Supplier Market --  Meeting Long-term Health and Social Care Needs in the Community --  Looking to the Future --  Health Beyond Policy.  Part One --  Part Two --  Part Three --  Part Four -- 
<br/><br/> "This book provides a critical assessment of developments in health and healthcare policy. Primarily focusing on the UK, the chapters cover issues such as the policy-making process; the development of the NHS; health care governance; health promotion; and the comparative analysis of health care systems within the EU and US. Each chapter brings together social and political themes to offers a unique combination of theory, historical detail, and wider social commentary. Case studies illustrate how policy has evolved and developed in recent years, and the implications these changes have for practice. Written in an accessible style the chapters highlight key concepts and also include comprehensive introductions and summaries. Each chapter will include case studies to illustrate the planning, implementation, and assessment of specific policies. This is a timely and authoritative textbook that covers a key topic of the curriculum whilst also contributing to topical debates. The book will be essential reading for health and nursing students taking modules in health policy, and will also be of interest to policy makers and practitioners in the field of healthcare."--Publisher's website. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1412922860 9781412922869 1412922879 9781412922876 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008928384 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical policy--Great Britain<br/>Medical policy.<br/>Health services administration.<br/>National health services
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA395.G7  / H43 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.10941