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.
Dying with Dignity
1 February 1991
This report from the Office of Health Economics looks at a very important aspect of medical care which is too often ignored. As Jane Griffin points…
Variations between General Practitioners
1 July 1990
The Government’s National Health Service reforms are designed to increase cost effectiveness, widen consumer choice and improve the quality of care. In making the case for…
People as Patients and Patients as People
1 February 1989
Despite much of the current discussion, Britain’s National Health Service has been an outstanding success during its 40 years of existence. Its present problems stem primarily…
Health Care in China
1 September 1988
In this report our visiting scholar. Yinong Shao, has produced a fascinating picture of the health services in China in 1988. It is particularly remarkable because…
Health Services in Europe: 1988
1 September 1988
The Office of Health Economics first drew attention to the fact that every country in Europe had some form of prepaid national health care scheme in…
What Are My Chances Doctor? – a Review of Clinical Risks
1 November 1986
Half a century ago little attention was paid to the risks associated with medical and surgical treatment. The hazards of sickness itself were so obvious, that…
Health: the Politicians Dilemma
1 June 1986
This paper from the Office of Health Economics contains some of the newer ideas which have been floated in order to tackle the economic problems urgently…
Private Health Care
1 July 1985
This survey covers all major areas of health care in Britain and describes the activity of the private and voluntary sectors in each. The organisation of…
Politics of Prescribing
1 January 1985
This briefing is based on a lecture given by George Teeling Smith. At present Britain is one of the seven most successful countries in the world…