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Title

Government and the NHS : time for a new relationship? / Steve Dewar.

Author

Dewar, Steve.

Publication

London : King's Fund, 2003.

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Additional Authors

King Edward's Hospital Fund for London.

Description

59 p. : ill.; 21 cm.

Summary

"Government and the NHS: Time for a New Relationship? probes the conceptual and practical challenges - as well as the potential benefits - of arm's-length governance for the NHS. It reviews past arguments, and considers how a contemporary 'arm's-length' NHS agency, accountable to Parliament, could work with government to improve health care. The paper concludes that this new relationship could help make the NHS more accountable, encourage a more transparent and inclusive approach to setting national health policy, and create greater ownership of targets by NHS staff. It could also liberate government from a narrow focus on health care, to engage with important issues such as the impact of poverty, environment, food, housing and education to health. It will be invaluable reading for policy-makers, academics and general readers interested in the respective roles of government, Parliament and professionals in building modern systems of devolved governance and public service accountability."--From cover.

Series Statement

King's Fund discussion paper

Uniform Title

Discussion paper (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)

Alternative Title

Shaping the new NHS

Subject

• Great Britain. National Health Service
• Health Policy
• National Health Programs > trends
• National health services > Great Britain
• United Kingdom
• United Kingdom

Note

• "October 2003"--Cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [51]-53).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

185717481X

OCLC

55570625

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library