Description |
xxix, 199 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents |
Understanding medical dominance in the modern world / David Kelleher, Jonathan Gabe and Gareth Williams -- 1. From tribalism to corporatism : the managerial challenge to medical dominance / David J. Hunter -- 2. The challenge of nursing / Anne Witz -- 3. Litigation and the threat to medicine / Robert Dingwall -- 4. Television and medicine : medical dominance or trial by media? / Michael Bury and Jonathan Gabe -- 5. The alternatives to medicine / Mike Saks -- 6. Self-help groups and their relationship to medicine / David Kelleher -- 7. Lay knowledge and the privilege of experience / Gareth Williams and Jennie Popay -- 8. Changing medicine? Gender and the politics of health care / Lesley Doyal -- 9. The anti-vivisectionist movement and the science of medicine / Mary Ann Elston -- 10. Epilogue : the last days of Doctor Power / Gareth Williams, Jonathan Gabe and David Kelleher |
Summary |
Lively appraisal of current changes to the health service and their effects on health professionals. Also original debate on challenges both within medicine and beyond, from nurses, self-help groups, the media, and the women's movement |
Analysis |
Great Britain |
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Health services |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Great Britain. National Health Service.
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National health services -- Great Britain.
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Medical care -- Great Britain.
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Social medicine -- Great Britain.
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Social Medicine.
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Delivery of Health Care.
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Health Occupations.
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Social Dominance.
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Health Services.
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State Medicine.
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SUBJECT |
United Kingdom. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79023147
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United Kingdom. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113 |
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United Kingdom. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113 |
Author |
Gabe, Jonathan.
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Kelleher, David, 1935-
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Williams, Gareth, 1952-
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LC no. |
93046699 |
ISBN |
041508816X (hbk.) |
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0415088178 (paperback) |
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