The new NHS a guide / Alison Talbot-Smith and Allyson M. Pollock ; with Colin Leys and Nick McNally.
| Author/creator | Talbot-Smith, Alison, 1968- |
| Other author | Pollock, Allyson. |
| Other author | Leys, Colin. |
| Other author | McNally, Nick. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, |
| Description | xiii, 206 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The original NHS -- The transition to a market -- The emerging market in clinical care -- Organisations with strategic roles -- The Department of Health -- Strategic health authorities (SHAs) -- 'Arm's length bodies of the Department of Health -- Organisations commissioning services -- Primary care trusts -- GP-practice-based commissioning -- Care trusts -- Children's trusts -- Organisations providing services -- Primary care -- Secondary care -- Public health -- Funding and resources -- The allocation of resources for the NHS in England -- The flow of funds: from commissioners to providers -- Financial duties of NHS bodies -- Banking arrangements -- Efficiency and standards -- Contracts -- Strategic health authorities and performance management -- National targets -- National standards -- Accountability: who is responsible -- Clinical standards and safety -- Performance 'frameworks' and performance ratings -- Professional regulation -- Lifelong learning -- Patient and public involvement in healthcare -- Complaints and clinical negligence -- Research and development and research governance -- Research and development policy in the 1990s -- Research and development policy since 2000 -- New strategy for clinical research and development -- Conclusion -- The NHS workforce -- Medical staff -- Nursing staff -- Allied health professionals -- Other staff -- Trade unions -- Devolution: the NHS in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland -- Funding -- Structures -- The NHS in Scotland -- The NHS in Wales -- The NHS in Northern Ireland -- Summary -- The future. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [182]-193) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2005031143 |
| ISBN | 0415328411 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780415328418 (pbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |