Who should we treat? : rights, rationing, and the resources in the NHS / Christopher Newdick.
"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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199264171 9780199264179 019926418X 9780199264186 |