| Description |
xx, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Problems of resource allocation -- Principles of resource allocation -- Managing resources in the NHS -- Organisation of the NHS -- Priority setting, patients' rights, and judicial review -- Standards of care and medical negligence -- Liability of health authorities and government -- NHS governance and accountability -- NHS care outside the NHS |
| Summary |
"We invest more in health care than ever before, yet we are more anxious about doctors, hospitals, and the NHS in general. As perceptions of patients' rights have expanded, so has the transparency of the difficult choices that are routine. Government has become more critical of the NHS and the public less willing to wait for treatment." "This completely revised new edition puts patients' rights into their political, economic, and managerial contexts. It considers the implications of the Bristol inquiry and the rhetoric of patients as 'consumers' of care. In balancing the rights of individuals with those of the community as a whole, it deals with one of the most pressing problems in contemporary society."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: Who should we treat? : law, patients, and resources in the NHS. c1995 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
National health services -- Great Britain.
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National health insurance -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
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Medical care -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
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Medical care -- Great Britain.
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| LC no. |
2004021962 |
| ISBN |
0199264171 hardcover : cover alkaline paper |
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019926418X paperback alkaline paper |
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