Who should we treat?
Subtitle: rights, rationing, and the resources in the NHS
By: Christopher Newdick.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford ; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: National health services -- Great Britain; National health insurance -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain; Medical care -- Great Britain
Description: This new edition appraises the effects of a change in government, the Bristol Inquiry, the Shipman enquiry, and rising discontent with NHS funding, all of which have prompted radical changes to the funding and management of the NHS in recent years.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Problems of resource allocation; title: Principles of resource allocation; title: Managing resources in the NHS; title: Organisation of the NHS; title: Priority setting, patients' rights, and judicial review; title: Standards of care and medical negligence; title: Liability of health authorities and government; title: NHS governance and accountability; title: NHS care outside the NHS.