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Healthcare in the UK
Ian Greener
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Description for Healthcare in the UK
Paperback. This book contends that attempts to reform the NHS can only be understood by reference to both the wider social and political context, and to the organisational legacies present within the NHS itself. It aims to give students an understanding that demonstrates an appreciation of the interactions between health policy, organisation and society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
This book contends that attempts to reform the NHS can only be understood by reference to both the wider social and political context, and to the organisational and ideational legacies present within the NHS itself. It aims to take students beyond a basic understanding of the historical development of health policy in the UK, to one that demonstrates an appreciation of the interactions between health policy, organisation and society. Continuity and change in the NHS: · acts as a crucial bridge between conventional textbooks on the NHS and contemporary health policy research; · provides a theoretically rigorous but accessible account of ... Read more
This book contends that attempts to reform the NHS can only be understood by reference to both the wider social and political context, and to the organisational and ideational legacies present within the NHS itself. It aims to take students beyond a basic understanding of the historical development of health policy in the UK, to one that demonstrates an appreciation of the interactions between health policy, organisation and society. Continuity and change in the NHS: · acts as a crucial bridge between conventional textbooks on the NHS and contemporary health policy research; · provides a theoretically rigorous but accessible account of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861346087
SKU
V9781861346087
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Ian Greener
Ian Greener is a Lecturer in Management Studies at the University of York. He has written widely about health policy and organisation in the UK.
Reviews for Healthcare in the UK
'...a very welcome addition to the range of thorough research that is now building around health care policy, organisation and management...This is the book I have been waiting for.' Sociology of Health and Illness