Health and Health Care in Modern Britain

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The Health of the Nation
The Causes of Health and Illness
Explaining Trends and Inadequacies in Health
Health Care in Britain
Understanding Health Care Systems: Managing Sickness
Determining Resource Allocation Priorities

“This is a book that sets out the agenda and challenges facing healthcare personnel. It gives a useful perspective before moving on to consideration of the treatment and care required by the population with ever increasing and changing health care needs.”–George Simpson, Liverpool John Moores University

“Useful text relating to the health inequalities, will be helpful to students working on their community profiles.”–Debbie Wisby, Bolton Institute

“An excellent introduction to the debates and (an impressive range) of concepts…[I]nvaluable and easily accessible…”–NETWORK (Newsletter of the British Sociological Association)

Joan Busfield is Professor of Sociology and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Essex.

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