Who should we treat? : rights, rationing, and the resources in the NHS /

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 p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Newdick, Christopher
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Subjects:	Great Britain > National Health Service. National health services > Great Britain. National health insurance > Law and legislation > Great Britain. Medical care > Law and legislation > Great Britain. Medical care > Great Britain. Medical ethics. Health Care Rationing > legislation & jurisprudence State Medicine > legislation & jurisprudence Managed Competition > legislation & jurisprudence Ethics, Medical United Kingdom Services de santé > Grande-Bretagne. Soins médicaux > Grande-Bretagne. Health care rationing > Law and legislation Medical care > Law and legislation National health services Great Britain Gezondheidszorg. Juridische aspecten. Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland. Electronic books.
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Table of 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.