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.
NHS Waiting Lists: Towards the Elusive Solution
1 August 1997
Much has been written over the last 40 years bemoaning the state of NHS waiting lists. Contributions to this literature have come from diverse fields; from…
The Future of Primary Care
1 January 1996
The chapters in this book are based on the contributions to a conference organised by the Office of Health Economics and held at the Zoological Society…
Financing Health Care in the UK: A Discussion of NERA’s Prototype Model to Replace the NHS
1 January 1995
There is little doubt that throughout the world there is a growing concern about health services and the provision of health care. It is of interest that the worry seems to be independent of the precise structure of health services, the form of provision, and how it is paid for. This suggests two things. One is that the causes of the problem (or problems) are fundamental, and are not entirely, or mainly attributable, to the precise position in any individual country. The second is that each country may have something to learn from the others.
Managing the NHS: past, present and agenda for the future
1 March 1994
The recent pace of administrative change in the NHS has been rapid, culminating in the October 1993 decision to abolish the Regional tier of management and…
Aids in Africa: Meeting the Challenge through Training Education and Prevention
1 January 1992
AIDS poses a formidable challenge to African policy makers and health professionals. Of the estimated 9 to 11 million cases of HIV infection worldwide, some 7…
Organ Transplantation
1 July 1991
Organ transplantation is one of the most spectacular medical achievements of this century. The first successful human transplant operation took place in Boston, in 1954, when…
Factors Influencing Clinical Decisions in General Practice
1 May 1991
In January 1989 the Government announced its proposals for reforming the National Health Service in the White Paper ‘Working for Patients’ (CM555). The two main objectives…
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…