The Executive Years of the NHS: The England Account 1985-2003 - Softcover

Edwards, Brian; Fall, Margaret

9781857757590: The Executive Years of the NHS: The England Account 1985-2003

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857757599 ISBN 13: 9781857757590

Publisher: CRC Press, 2000

PUBLISHED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NUFFIELD TRUST This authoritative review provides a 'big picture' look at the progression of the NHS executive boards in their various guises. It questions how government should manage public services and health and whether the constitutional principle of parliamentary accountability will always demand that a Minister be ultimately in charge. With a useful timeline to chart important developments this practical and easy to follow reference is invaluable reading for senior healthcare managers academics and researchers interested in the NHS and policy makers and shapers.

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Review:

"'This book charts the frenetic change in organisational arrangements which the NHS has experienced and discusses the numerous policy initiatives introduced by governments of different political persuasions, including the abolition of the regional health authorities. Professor Edwards is well placed both from his own personal experience and also by virtue of the opportunities he had to see central policy papers and meet many of the central personalities. He had a ring side seat for many of the changes in the NHS. This valuable history of the evolving NHS, co-written by Dr Margaret Fall of Sheffield University, will contribute to the current policy debate on attitudes to management and public service.' Sir Denis Pereira Gray, in his Foreword"

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