
Life Support
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- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Authors' Royalties
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction: Health Check
- 1: Resurrecting the Dead: A Dark Tale of Recurring NHS Themes
- PART ONE: VITAL STATISTICS: OVERVIEW
- 2: Envy of the World?: The International Context
- 3: In the Red: Money
- 4: Victoriana: The State of Hospitals
- 5: A Message from America: If Money Were No Object.
- 6: Marriage of Inconvenience: Politicians and the NHS
- 7: Down the River: The 'Sell-Off' Myth
- PART TWO: CIRCULATION: KEEPING THE SYSTEM FLOWING
- 8: Bottlenecks: The Annual Winter Crisis
- 9: Slim Pickings: How the NHS Rations Healthcare
- 10: Tick Tock: Waiting Times
- 11: Grey Zone: The NHS and Social Care
- 12: Electrical Impulses: Computer Systems
- 13: A Very Ordinary Death: NHS IT, Fantasy Versus Fact
- PART THREE: HEAD: MANAGEMENT AND EFFICIENCY
- 14: The Invisible Woman: Who's in Charge?
- 15: Skeletons: The Structure of the NHS
- 16: Tom, Dick or Harriet: NHS Managers
- 17: Surgical Strike: The Power of the Medical Profession
- 18: Buyer's Remorse: Procurement
- 19: Smooth Operator: Productivity
- PART FOUR: BODY: WORKFORCE/THE PROFESSIONS
- 20: Spot the Doc: The Strange Disappearance of the Family Doctor
- 21: Blue Angels: Nurses
- 22: Titans: The Power of Consultants
- PART FIVE: SOUL: CULTURE OF THE NHS
- 23: Black Box: When Things Go Wrong
- 24: Omertà: Secrecy and Cover-Ups
- 25: I'm the Boss: Bullying
- 26: Conveyor Belts: People Skills
- PART SIX: BOWELS: HIDDEN AND MARGINALISED PARTS OF THE NHS
- 27: Out of Mind: Mental Health Services
- 28: NHS Taboos: Obesity, Fraud and Health Tourism
- 29: Flowers: A Note on End-of-Life Care
- 30: Playing God?: End-of-Life Decision-Making
- PART SEVEN: OUTLOOK
- 31: Disruptors: Upending the Status Quo
- 32: Cyborgs: Futuristic Medicine
- 33: Ukuleles: The Bigger Picture
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Index
- Plates
- Also by Michael Ashcroft
- Copyright
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