Hospital Policy in the United Kingdom : Its Development, Its Future.
Harrison, Anthony John.
Hospital Policy in the United Kingdom : Its Development, Its Future. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (238 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: The development of hospital policy -- Chapter 2: Why general hospitals? -- 2.1 What is a general hospital? -- 2.2 Scope -- 2.3 Scale -- 2.4 Limits to scope and scale -- 2.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Systems of hospitals -- 3.1 Division of functions -- 3.2 Routes to Hospital -- 3.3 Relations between hospitals -- 3.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Hospitals and other providers -- 4.1 Types of relationship -- 4.2 Implications for hospital structures -- 4.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Scale, scope and clinical quality -- 5.1 Research studies -- 5.2 Service reviews -- 5.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Scale, scope and costs -- 6.1 Scale -- 6.2 Scope -- 6.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Access -- 7.1 Financial costs -- 7.2 Clinical costs -- 7.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 8: The demand for hospital services -- 8 .1 Recent trends and prospects -- 8.2 Some aspects of overall demand -- 8.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 9: The supply of hospital services -- 9 .1 The changing hospital -- 9.2 Technology -- 9.3 Human resources -- 9.4 Cost levels -- 9.5 Management structures -- 9.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 10: Access prospects and policies -- 10.1 Travel prospects -- 10.2 Policy options -- 10.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 11: What should be done? -- 11.1 Immediate prospects -- 11.2 The context for change -- 11.3 Some scenarios for hospital development -- 11.4 Action required -- 11.5 Overall conclusion -- Annex -- Bibliographical notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Hospital Policy in the United Kingdom provid es the most comprehensive analysis of hospital services in t he United Kingdom to date and examines key factors that shou ld be taken into account when planning health care systems.
9781351288750
Hospitals-Great Britain-Planning.
Medical policy-Great Britain.
Electronic books.
RA986 .H377 2017
362.110941
Hospital Policy in the United Kingdom : Its Development, Its Future. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (238 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: The development of hospital policy -- Chapter 2: Why general hospitals? -- 2.1 What is a general hospital? -- 2.2 Scope -- 2.3 Scale -- 2.4 Limits to scope and scale -- 2.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Systems of hospitals -- 3.1 Division of functions -- 3.2 Routes to Hospital -- 3.3 Relations between hospitals -- 3.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Hospitals and other providers -- 4.1 Types of relationship -- 4.2 Implications for hospital structures -- 4.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Scale, scope and clinical quality -- 5.1 Research studies -- 5.2 Service reviews -- 5.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Scale, scope and costs -- 6.1 Scale -- 6.2 Scope -- 6.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Access -- 7.1 Financial costs -- 7.2 Clinical costs -- 7.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 8: The demand for hospital services -- 8 .1 Recent trends and prospects -- 8.2 Some aspects of overall demand -- 8.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 9: The supply of hospital services -- 9 .1 The changing hospital -- 9.2 Technology -- 9.3 Human resources -- 9.4 Cost levels -- 9.5 Management structures -- 9.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 10: Access prospects and policies -- 10.1 Travel prospects -- 10.2 Policy options -- 10.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 11: What should be done? -- 11.1 Immediate prospects -- 11.2 The context for change -- 11.3 Some scenarios for hospital development -- 11.4 Action required -- 11.5 Overall conclusion -- Annex -- Bibliographical notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Hospital Policy in the United Kingdom provid es the most comprehensive analysis of hospital services in t he United Kingdom to date and examines key factors that shou ld be taken into account when planning health care systems.
9781351288750
Hospitals-Great Britain-Planning.
Medical policy-Great Britain.
Electronic books.
RA986 .H377 2017
362.110941