Mutualism and Health Care - Hospital Contributory Schemes in Twentieth-Century Britain (Paperback)

Mutualism and health care, newly available in paperback, presents the first comprehensive account of a major innovation in hospital funding before the NHS. The voluntary hospitals, which provided the bulk of Britain's acute hospital services, diversified their financial base by establishing hospital contributory schemes. Through these, working people subscribed small, regular amounts to their local hospitals, in return for which they were eligible for free hospital care. The book evaluates the extent to which the schemes were successful in achieving comprehensive coverage of the population, funding hospital services, and broadening opportunities for participation in the governance of health care and for the expression of consumer views. It then explores why the option of funding the post-war NHS through mass contribution was rejected, and traces the transformation of the surviving schemes into health cash plans. This is a substantial investigation into the attractions and limitations of mutualism in health care. It is highly relevant to debates about organisational innovations in the delivery of welfare services. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2013
First published:	2006
Authors:	Martin Gorsky • John Mohan • Tim Willis
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-6579-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7190-6579-8
Barcode:	9780719065798

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