What Makes a Good Healthcare System?: Comparisons, Values, Drivers

What Makes a Good Healthcare System? examines the various assumptions that underpin the different views of what makes a good healthcare system. The national systems in the UK, Australia and Canada are thoroughly examined. Each country has a different view of what a good healthcare system is trying to achieve, and the book elucidates these by highlighting key policy documents and comments from key stakeholders. Case studies emphasise the diverse needs and expectations of individuals, examining and comparing concepts of health needs, quality as a measure of 'good-ness' and the various ideas on Gold Standards. This book is valuable reading for all healthcare managers and clinicians with management responsibilities, as well as policy makers and shapers and all those with a general interest in health. Book jacket.