Health Policy in Britain

Figures and Tables Preface to the First Edition
*Preface to the Second Edition
*Abbreviations
*Acknowledgments
*Introduction

The Development of Health Services and Health Policy *Public Health Services
*Mothers and Young Children
*Health Insurance
*Hospital Services
*The Establishment of the National Health Service
*The Structure of the National Health Service
*The NHS between 1948 and 1974
*The Reorganisation of the NHS
*The Reorganised National Health Service
*The Griffiths Inquiry into NHS Management
*Conclusion

Contemporary Issues in Health Policy *Health Services Financing
*Private Health Care
*Health and Efficiency
*Resource Allocation in the NHS
*Primary Care, Community Health and Prevention
*Hospital Services
*Services for Elderly People
*Mentally Handicapped People
*Mental Illness
*Maternity and Child Health Services
*Planning and Priorities
*Joint Planning
*Conclusion

The Policy-Making Process in Central Government *What is Policy?
*The Policy Process
*British Central Government
*Parliament
*The Prime Minister and Cabinet
*Ministers and Civil Servants
*Relationships between Departments
*Outside Interest
*Pluralism or Corporatism?
*Conclusion

Making and Changing Health Policy * The Policy Community
*The Policy Process
*The Sources of Policy Inputs
*Policy Analysis in the DHSS

Implementing Health Policy *The Administration of the NHS
*The Role of the DHSS
*Professional Influences on Policy Implementation
*Policy-Making in Health Authorities
*Conclusion

The Impact of Health Services *The Availability of Health Services
*Monitoring and Evaluating Services
*Conclusion

Power in Health Services *Marxist Approaches
*Pluralism
*Structuralist Approaches
*Concepts of Health
*Power, Interests and Ideology
*Conclusion and Summary
*Guide to Further Reading References
*Index