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The Health Debate
David J. Hunter
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Description for The Health Debate
Paperback. Focusing on the British NHS, this book reviews the key contemporary debates concerning health systems. Series: Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
Health care systems across the world are in a state of permanent revolution as they struggle to cope with multiple pressures arising from changing demography, new technologies, and limited resources. Focusing on the British NHS, this book offers a fresh look at how it has coped with such pressures over its 60 year history and considers what the future holds. The book explores the complexity of health policy and health services, offering a critical perspective on their development. A number of tensions are evident in contemporary health policy and the book is organised around a selection of these, including: the ... Read more
Health care systems across the world are in a state of permanent revolution as they struggle to cope with multiple pressures arising from changing demography, new technologies, and limited resources. Focusing on the British NHS, this book offers a fresh look at how it has coped with such pressures over its 60 year history and considers what the future holds. The book explores the complexity of health policy and health services, offering a critical perspective on their development. A number of tensions are evident in contemporary health policy and the book is organised around a selection of these, including: the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861349293
SKU
V9781861349293
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Ref
99-1
About David J. Hunter
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 Chair of the UK Public Health Association, an honorary member of the Faculty ... Read more
Reviews for The Health Debate
"At a time when current policy seems bereft of original ideas and sustainability, Hunter has produced an insightful and coherent analysis, which underscores a strong argument for a different approach." Neil Goodwin, Visiting Professor of Leadership Studies, Universities of Durham and Manchester and a former CEO in the NHS