Globalisation, markets and healthcare policy :

Tritter, Jonathan Q., 1965-

Globalisation, markets and healthcare policy : redrawing the patient as consumer / Globalization, markets and healthcare policy Jonathan Tritter ... [et al.]. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2010. - 200 p. ; 25 cm. - Critical studies in health and society . - Critical studies in health and society. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Analysing patient and public involvement and health policy -- Health policies, health systems and healthcare reforms -- From patients to consumers -- Globalisation and global policy influences : mapping the big picture -- The European Union : trading in healthcare or building a healthier Europe? -- England : choice, voice and marketisation in the NHS -- Sweden : a market orientation to the welfare state -- Finland : commercialisation in the context of decentralised service provision -- Healthcare reforms, user involvement and markets in England, Finland and Sweden : are there common concerns? -- Any road will do if you don't know where to go : conclusions and future prospects.

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Medical policy.
Medical economics.
Globalization.
Right to health.
Health Policy--economics--Europe.
Health Policy--trends--Europe.
Internationality--Europe.
Marketing of Health Services--economics--Europe.
Marketing of Health Services--trends--Europe.
Patient Participation--economics--Europe.
Patient Participation--trends--Europe.

RA394 / .T75 2010

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