
Desperately Seeking Solutions
Rationing Health Care
David J. Hunter(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 13. February 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-582-28923-9 (ISBN)
Description
Following the Governments health reforms in 1991 rationing has been put firmly on the agenda. This book identifies and clarifies the numerous political and ethical issues surrounding rationing in healthcare. Drawing upon international examples it offers a critical overview of the approaches to rationing and makes practical proposals for its management.
Desperately Seeking Solutions challenges the assumption that all health services are inherently subject to rationing as demand invariably outstrips supply and examines this within a comparative framework. The author critically evaluates the extent to which rationing has always existed and should exist within the NHS, although until recently it operated on an implicit rather than explicit basis and was bound up with clinical judgements rather than purely financial considerations. The author questions whether calls for explicit rationing are actually desirable and potentially feasible.
Desperately Seeking Solutions challenges the assumption that all health services are inherently subject to rationing as demand invariably outstrips supply and examines this within a comparative framework. The author critically evaluates the extent to which rationing has always existed and should exist within the NHS, although until recently it operated on an implicit rather than explicit basis and was bound up with clinical judgements rather than purely financial considerations. The author questions whether calls for explicit rationing are actually desirable and potentially feasible.
Reviews / Votes
'This book has long been needed to question the apparently unstoppable moves towards more and more explicit rationing of healthcare......(a) timely and important book.' Health Service Journal 25 June 1998More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
230 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-28923-9 (9780582289239)
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Content
Introduction.
PART ONE: THE DILEMMA OF RATIONING HEALTH CARE: ORIGINS AND DEFINITIONS.
PART TWO: THE HEALTH CARE RATIONING DEBATE IN THE UK: A REVIEW.
PART THREE: HEALTH CARE RATIONING: LESSONS - LEARNING AND FUTURE PROSPECTS.
References.
Index.
PART ONE: THE DILEMMA OF RATIONING HEALTH CARE: ORIGINS AND DEFINITIONS.
PART TWO: THE HEALTH CARE RATIONING DEBATE IN THE UK: A REVIEW.
PART THREE: HEALTH CARE RATIONING: LESSONS - LEARNING AND FUTURE PROSPECTS.
References.
Index.