- Hardcover: 232 pages
- Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd; 1 edition (12 Dec 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1412922860
- ISBN-13: 978-1412922869
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.3 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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"Unquestionably, the author is well acquainted with contemporary health policy...This well-ordered, relatively concise and timely textbook will find a home on the shelves of healthcare and social science students taking modules in health policy, their teachers, as well as the general reader seeking both theoretical and practical insights into contemporary health policy. The merit of this book is not that it has proposed a definitive framework for health policy analysis, or that it has covered all the current health policy issues, but that it has related key sociological and political science concepts and theories to health policy analysis, which the reader may put together as they like to develop their own lines of inquiry. Moreover, vignettes with key concepts and suggested activities that appear throughout the text will help the reader further develop their critical thinking and understanding of the issues discussed in the text."
- Journal of Social Policy, April, 2010
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This textbook provides a critical assessment of developments in health and healthcare policy within the UK and Europe. Each chapter integrates conceptual themes drawn from the fields of sociology and political science to offer a unique combination of theory, historical detail and wider social commentary.
The book is divided into four sections:
- Section One establishes a theoretical basis for the analysis of contemporary health policy.
- Section Two examines the key constituents of health care 'systems', which includes a comparative analysis of EU member states.
- Section Three focuses on contemporary health care policy and provision in the UK.
- Section Four assesses the increasingly limited ability of national governments to reduce threats to the health of their populations.
Written in an accessible style, the student-friendly approach highlights key concepts and includes introductions, summaries and examples of further reading. Each chapter also includes case studies and activities which encourage the reader to think about the planning, implementation and assessment of specific healthcare policies.
This is a timely and authoritative textbook that covers a key topic of the curriculum while also contributing to topical debates. The book will be essential reading for healthcare and social science students taking modules in health policy, and will also be of interest to policy makers and practitioners in the field of healthcare.
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Health policy - not a topic that most people get excited about. But if you need a concise (only 200 pages), easy-to-read, run-down of where health policy in the UK is today and how we got here, read this book. It's split into four sections:
1 - defining health policy and the theoretical side of things,
2 - the NHS from 1948 to today, how we fund it and how we are similar and different to other European systems,
3 - how the NHS is governed, regulated and managed (also a discussion of the 'supplier market' and social care)
4 - limitations of health policy.
Good points: certainly not a dry read, the writing style is very engaging, particularly great overviews of the history of the NHS and how it has been organised over the years, one of the most up-to-date books out at the moment (2009), broken up into shortish chapters that are just the right length so you don't get bored of a topic, I found the comparison with European health systems very interesting.
Bad points: while a recent book, it was published just before the new coalition government came into power so you'll need to update yourself on the most recent developments, and a new edition will be needed soon; the first section is the most difficult to read and may put people off, which is sad when sections 2-4 are so good; the subtitle "a critical perspective" refers to the fact that the narrative is not just descriptive, but Crinson's criticisms come from a mostly left-wing point of view, which free-market advocates will probably find irritating; and finally I think the copy-editor must have been having a off-day as there are several spelling mistakes.
Recommended for: doctors/nurses, medical/nursing students, applicants for healthcare/policy degrees, first-year policy degree students, or any member of the public who wants to know more about the structure of the NHS. A great introduction to the subject.
1 - defining health policy and the theoretical side of things,
2 - the NHS from 1948 to today, how we fund it and how we are similar and different to other European systems,
3 - how the NHS is governed, regulated and managed (also a discussion of the 'supplier market' and social care)
4 - limitations of health policy.
Good points: certainly not a dry read, the writing style is very engaging, particularly great overviews of the history of the NHS and how it has been organised over the years, one of the most up-to-date books out at the moment (2009), broken up into shortish chapters that are just the right length so you don't get bored of a topic, I found the comparison with European health systems very interesting.
Bad points: while a recent book, it was published just before the new coalition government came into power so you'll need to update yourself on the most recent developments, and a new edition will be needed soon; the first section is the most difficult to read and may put people off, which is sad when sections 2-4 are so good; the subtitle "a critical perspective" refers to the fact that the narrative is not just descriptive, but Crinson's criticisms come from a mostly left-wing point of view, which free-market advocates will probably find irritating; and finally I think the copy-editor must have been having a off-day as there are several spelling mistakes.
Recommended for: doctors/nurses, medical/nursing students, applicants for healthcare/policy degrees, first-year policy degree students, or any member of the public who wants to know more about the structure of the NHS. A great introduction to the subject.
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