The Political Economy of Health Care: A Clinical Perspective (Health & Society S.) - Softcover

Tudor Hart, Julian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861348088 ISBN 13: 9781861348081

Publisher: Policy Press, 2006

Synopsis

Offers an analysis of the historical development, this book explores how the National Health Service (NHS) might be reconstituted as a humane service for all, and a civilising influence on society as a whole. It is useful for students, academics, health professionals, and NHS users.

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Review:

"To miss this book would be to miss the acquaintance of a remarkable man. Insight and commitment fill every page." --The Lancet

"... [A] coherent alternative to the healthcare agenda promoted by all political parties! ... a short but hugely challenging book."
--Gut 2006, BMJ Group

From the Back Cover:

The political economy of health care is a passionate analysis of
the historical development, current state and potential future shape of the
National Health Service (NHS) by distinguished doctor and author, Julian
Tudor Hart.

Drawing on many years of clinical experience, Tudor Hart sets out to
explore how the NHS might be reconstituted as a humane service for all
(rather than a profitable one for the few) and a civilising influence on
society as a whole.

His starting point is an attack on the creeping commercialisation of the
health service - the privatisation of a growing number of spheres and the
application of market economics to procurement, delivery and management.
Combining clinical, political and economic arguments, he then proposes his
own economic analysis of the NHS, 'derived not from classical theory but
from experience of the real health care economy'.

The author's aim is to provide a 'big picture' for students, academics,
health professionals and NHS users that will inspire them to challenge
received wisdoms about how the NHS should develop in the 21st century.

About this edition

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1861348088
• ISBN 13: 9781861348081
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336