Health Care Systems
Health care systems organise the finance and delivery of health care. They vary by country, reflecting specific history, culture, and economics. To maximise coverage and efficiency they must evolve with changing demographics, needs, and technologies.
Don’t Look Back? Voluntary and Charitable Finance of Hospitals
1 July 2001
This book provides a reassessment of the role of charitable and voluntary fundraising for health care, with a particular focus on the hospital. It does so…
The Links of Public Health and Economic Development
5 January 2001
I am really grateful to have the chance to spend an hour with you to talk about a subject of enormous importance. I am particularly gratified…
Why Care About Health Inequality?
1 January 2001
Public policy in the UK is placing increasing emphasis on health inequalities. The first signal of this renewed commitment came soon after the Labour government was…
Managing to do Better: General Practice in the 21st Century
1 July 2000
Health systems the world over are striving to manage their available resource to deliver the best value for the public’s health. For most nations, the general…
Surgical Research and Development in the NHS – Promotion, Management and Evaluation
1 July 2000
Based on papers delivered at the OHE Conference, London, 25 November 1997. Based on papers delivered at the OHE Conference, London, 25 November 1997. The UK…
Benchmarking and Incentives in the NHS
5 January 2000
This paper examines general issues in the use of benchmarking as a measure of comparative performance, reviews the application of benchmarking in the public and private…
Primary Care and the NHS Reforms: A Manager’s View
1 March 2000
Writing on the future of Primary Care Groups/Trusts, and of Labour’s health service reforms in general, invites subsequent ridicule by those blessed with the clarity of…
Leadership, Change and Primary Care Groups
1 October 1999
A number of important themes emerged, as well as some signals as to the leadership development needs of those charged with ensuring PCGs’ success. They challenges…
The New NHS: What Can We Learn From Managed Care in New Zealand and the US?
1 July 1999
• The integration of health care is the defining theme of policy developments in the UK, US and New Zealand. The common element between the three…