Medicine is news. There is constant public interest in health and
disease; in medical miracles and in breakthroughs; in medical
disasters, failures and malpraxis ; in deficiencies and defects
ofhealth services; and in the rising costs ofhealth care. Medicine
is 'big business'. Physicians co me out near the top money earners
in most medical care systems. In the Uni ted Kingdom the National
Health Service (NHS) now costs over [6000 million a year ($ ro 800
million), a free service that costs every British man, woman and
child [120 a year ($216) in direct and indirect taxes. But this is
less than the [500 ($900) a year that medical care costs each
person in USA and West Germany. In developed countries health care
costs are approaching ro% ofthe gross national product (GNP). It is
big business also in that in Britain the NHS is one of the largest
employers; about I million Britons work as employees of the NHS,
caring for the other 54 millions and in the USA the numbers are 5
million caring for 2. 5 millions. The provision of health services
is full of problems and dilemmas. These problems and dilemmas cross
all' national boundaries. All countries share the same problems and
dilemmas. Problems of objectives, of standards, of effectiveness
and efficiency, and problems of relations between the medical
profession, the public and govern ment. Medical care still is full
of mystique.
General
Imprint: |
Springer
|
Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
Release date: |
May 2012 |
First published: |
1978 |
Authors: |
John Fry
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
154 |
Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978 |
ISBN-13: |
978-9401511407 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
Health systems & services >
General practice
|
LSN: |
9401511403 |
Barcode: |
9789401511407 |
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