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In its 75th anniversary year, this book examines the history,
evolution and future of the NHS. With contributions from leading
researchers and experts across a range of fields, such as finance,
health policy, primary and secondary care, quality and patient
safety, health inequalities and patient and public involvement, it
explores the history of the NHS drawing on narrative, evaluative
and analytical approaches. The book frames its analysis around the
four key axes from which the NHS has evolved: governance,
centralisation and decentralisation, public and private, and
professional and managerial. It will address the salient factors
which shape the direction and pace of change in the NHS. As such,
the book provides a long-term critical review of the NHS and key
themes in health policy.
In its 75th anniversary year, this book examines the history,
evolution and future of the NHS. With contributions from leading
researchers and experts across a range of fields, such as finance,
health policy, primary and secondary care, quality and patient
safety, health inequalities and patient and public involvement, it
explores the history of the NHS drawing on narrative, evaluative
and analytical approaches. The book frames its analysis around the
four key axes from which the NHS has evolved: governance,
centralisation and decentralisation, public and private, and
professional and managerial. It will address the salient factors
which shape the direction and pace of change in the NHS. As such,
the book provides a long-term critical review of the NHS and key
themes in health policy.
Reflecting the challenges and opportunities of achieving
improvement in healthcare systems, the contributions of this
innovative new text lend depth and nuance to an increasing area of
academic debate. Encompassing context, processes and agency,
Managing Improvements in Healthcare addresses the task of
attaining, embedding and sustaining improvement in the industry.
The book begins by offering insight into the different valued
aspects of quality, providing specific examples of national and
organizational interventions in pursuit of improvement. The second
part focuses on strategies for embedding good practice and ensuring
the spread of high quality through knowledge mobilization, and the
final part draws attention to the different groups of change agents
involved in delivering, co-creating and benefitting from quality
improvement. This inventive text will be insightful to those
researchers interested in healthcare and organization, looking to
transform theory into policy and practice.
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the NHS reforms ushered
in by UK Coalition Government under the 2012 Health and Social Care
Act, arguably the most extensive reforms ever introduced in the
NHS. Contributions from leading researchers from the UK, the US and
New Zealand examine the reforms in the contexts of national health
policy, commissioning and service provision, governance and others.
Collectively, the chapters presents a broader assessment of the
trajectory of health reforms in the context of marketisation, the
rise of health consumerism and the revelation of medical scandals.
This is essential reading for those studying the NHS, those who
work in it, and those who seek to gain a better understanding of
this key public service.
An in-depth analysis of the NHS reforms ushered in by UK Coalition
Government under the 2012 Health and Social Care Act. Contributions
from leading researchers from the UK, the US and New Zealand, and a
foreword from Julian Le Grand, examine the reforms in the contexts
of national health policy, commissioning and service provision,
governance and others.
This collection examines the role that case-studies play in
understanding and explaining British health policy. Overall, the
chapters cover the key health policy literatures in terms of the
policy process, analytical frameworks and some of the seminal
moments of the NHS. They have been written by leading health policy
researchers in sociology, social policy, management and
organisation studies. The collection explores and promotes the
case-study as an under-used method and thereby encourages a more
reflective approach to policy learning by practitioners and
academics. The book will appeal to under-graduates, post-graduates
and academics in social policy, public management and health
services research.
In 1997 the Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health led by
Sir Donald Acheson was commissioned to conduct a review of the
latest available information on inequalities in health and to
identify priority areas for future policy development to reduce
health inequalities. This timely report reviews the progress made
by the government, its agencies and others to implement the
recommendations of that Inquiry. The report also examines the ways
in which the UK government has sought to formulate and implement
policies to tackle health inequalities. Tackling health
inequalities since the Acheson Inquiry: describes policies in
relation to the Inquiry's recommendations; examines the policy
context with emphasis on the content and chronology of current
policies; presents three case studies, focusing on policy
developments in contrasting sectors - tax and benefit reform,
performance management and transport; considers interpretations of
progress and offers recommendations for future policy making. This
report will be invaluable to researchers interested in health
inequalities and in public policy. It is also aimed at
practitioners and policy makers who are involved in designing and
implementing policies to tackle health inequalities.
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