TY - BOOK AU - Crinson,Iain TI - Health policy: a critical perspective SN - 9781412922869 U1 - WA 525 PY - 2009/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE KW - Medical policy KW - Great Britain KW - National health services KW - Health Policy KW - Delivery of Health Care KW - organization & administration KW - State Medicine N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-212) and index; Pt. 1, Theory and context. Studying health policy ; The role of the state : theory and practice ; The policy-making process -- Pt. 2, The healthcare system. The structure of healthcare in the UK : continuity and change ; The system of healthcare funding in the UK ; A comparative analysis of European healthcare systems : changing demands, common solutions? -- Pt. 3, Issues in healthcare provision. Governing the medical profession ; Managing the performance of the NHS ; A patient-led health service? Choice, equity and the supplier market ; Meeting long-term health and social care needs in the community -- Pt. 4, Looking to the future. Health beyond policy UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1008/2008928384-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1008/2008928384-t.html ER -