Systematically updated throughout, the 6th edition of this leading text takes the story of health policy to the end of the Blair era and into the early years of the Brown premiership. It offers a clear and thorough introduction to the history of the NHS, its funding and priorities, and to the process of policy making.
The Development of Health Services and Health Policy
Health Policy under Thatcher and Major
Health Policy under Blair and Brown
Financing Health Services and the Rediscovery of Public Health
Policy and Priorities in the NHS
Policy-making in Westminster and Whitehall
Policy-making in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Policy-making in the Department of Health
Implementing Health Policy
Auditing and Evaluating Health Policy and the NHS
Power in Health Services
Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Conclusion.
