NHS Reform and Health Politics in the UK Revolution, Counter-Revolution and Covid Crisis

“Calum Paton is one of our most insightful commentators on the NHS. His latest book details the failure of numerous attempts to introduce a market into the NHS. Paton is not afraid to slaughter a few sacred cows, either. Noticeably this includes the GP’s gatekeeper role which he argues restricts acc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paton, Calum
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: The Market Revolution
  • Chapter 1: Conservative Ascendancy : The 'Internal Market’
  • Chapter 2: New Labour’s ‘Initiative-Itis’: A Missed Target
  • Chapter 3: The Coalition Government’s Blunder: The Lansley Reform
  • Chapter 4: The Cost Of The Market
  • Part 2: A Corrective Counter-Revolution
  • Chapter 5: Counter-Intuitive Tories: The Health And Care Bill
  • Chapter 6: Left Behind: Opposition To The New Approach
  • Part 3: Covid Crisis
  • Chapter 7: Catastrophic Policy: A Reckless Regime
  • Chapter 8: Living With Covid?
  • Chapter 9: The Reckoning
  • Part 4: How Much Pressure Can The Nhs Take?
  • Chapter 10: Toxic Cocktail: A Hangover From Austerity, The Pandemic, Brexit And Social Care
  • Chapter 11: Real Reform?