In recent years, public health issues have maintained a high profile as a means of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health. Rob Baggott's new book provides a lucid analysis of the key debates in public health, discussing policy options, and commenting on current initiatives in the field. While the main focus of the analysis is on contemporary public health, the historical context and wider international developments are also explored to offer an all-inclusive account of public health.

Product Description: In recent years, public health issues have maintained a high profile as a means of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health. Rob Baggott's new book provides a lucid analysis of the key debates in public health, discussing policy options, and commenting on current initiatives in the field...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: A fully updated new edition of this well-respected text examines the recent and existing health care policy in Britain. It relates policy changes to broader ideological, social, economic and political issues, using the latest research available...read more

Product Description: Fully updated new edition of this well-respected text which examines recent and existing health care policy in Britain, and relates policy changes to broader ideological, social, economic and political issues. It identifies the opportunities and threats inherent in the NHS reforms, and evaluates their current status using the latest research evidence...read more

Product Description: This is an examination of the privitization of NHS ancillary services from the perspective of their political significance. In particular, it argues that the existence of the NHS as a pole of opposition to "Thatcherite" and "new right" ideas and values gave the health service a special role in articulating left wing politics...read more

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