<p><strong>"Drawing comparative patterns and conclusions from a case study of two cities, no matter how detailed, is always going to be problematic. To counter this, Doyle exhibits a thorough knowledge of the secondary literature to place his two cities in a broader context. He offers, too, some excellent data on hospital admissions and finances, and interesting thoughts on such side issues as the role and social function of almoners, and the impact of the motor car on hospitals."</strong> - Nick Hayes, <em>Nottingham Trent University</em></p>

Doyle examines the role of local and national politics on hospitals. Ultimately, Doyle argues that social and economic diversity created a number of models for future health care which rested on a combination of voluntary and municipal provision.
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Doyle examines the role of local and national politics on hospitals. Ultimately, Doyle argues that social and economic diversity created a number of models for future health care which rested on a combination of voluntary and municipal provision.
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Leeds and Sheffield: Economic, Social and Political Change; Chapter 2 Hospital Provision: Voluntary and Municipal; Chapter 3 Patients and Access; Chapter 4 Specialization and the Challenges of Modern Medicine; Chapter 5 Finance; Chapter 6 The Politics of Hospital Provision; Chapter 7 Co-operation, Competition and the Development of Hospital Systems; Conclusion;
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ISBN
9781848934337
Publisert
2014-03-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Vekt
589 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
310

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Biographical note

Barry M Doyle is Professor of Health History at the University of Huddersfield and Director of the Centre for the History of Public Health and Medicine. His health care research has received significant support from the Wellcome Trust which funded his recently completed project examining the politics and finance of hospital provision in Yorkshire prior to the NHS. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.