Problems of resource allocation -- Principles of resource allocation -- Managing resources in the NHS -- Organisation of the NHS -- Priority setting, patients' rights, and judicial review -- Standards of care and medical negligence -- Liability of health authorities and government -- NHS governance and accountability -- NHS care outside the NHS
Summary
This new edition appraises the effects of a change in government, the Bristol Inquiry, the Shipman enquiry, and rising discontent with NHS funding, all of which have prompted radical changes to the funding and management of the NHS in recent years
