The Invisible Hospital and the Secret Garden

An Insider's Commentary on the NHS Reforms

• Author(s): John Spiers,
• Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing
• Pages: 211
• ISBN_10: 1857751264
  ISBN_13: 9781857751260
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / Health Care Delivery , Medical / Health Policy , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare , Political Science / Public Policy / Health Care , Technology & Engineering / Emergency Management ,

Description:... This commentary on the first years of NHS reform addresses the issues of social consent, patient power and the challenges of determining what is clinically effective. Spiers argues for policy and practice to be open, cost-effective and based on standards set in consultation with patients.