This second edition reviews recent reforms and the likely impact of future developments in management and competition in the NHS. In particular, it reflects the

The new NHS is a very different organisation to the one set up 60 years ago. Two decades of reforms have introduced a market element, unprecedented transparency

This edited collection--written by the movers and shakers in the industry--provides a "big picture" look at the rapidly changing health care environment. The bo

Focusing on the White Paper, Working for Patients (1989) and the NHS reforms, this work analyzes the politics and structure of the NHS and other systems, and th