Rob Baggott, Judith Allsop, Kathryn Jones

Speaking for Patients and Carers

Health Consumer Groups and the Policy Process

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Speaking for Patients and Carers draws on original research and is based on a theoretical framework taken from sociology and politics. It examines health consumer groups in the context of specific conditions: Arthritis and related conditions, cancer, heart and circulatory disease, maternity and childbirth, and mental health. It also analyzes their interaction with government, health professionals and the media, and assesses their impact on policy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education UK / Red Globe Press / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-333-96829-1
• 2004
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 468g
• ISBN-13: 9780333968291
• ISBN-10: 0333968298
• Artikelnr.: 26731638

Autorenporträt

Rob Baggott is Professor of Public Policy and the co-founder and Director of the Health Policy Research Unit at De Montfort University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Health Care Politics and the Policy Process: Concepts, Theories and Models.- The Policy Context.- The Condition Areas.- Health Consumer Groups: Formation and Characteristics.- Health Consumer Groups: Social and Political Resources.- Networks, Informal and Formal Alliances.- Collaboration with Health Professionals.- The Pharmaceutical Industry.- Working with Government.- Working with Parliament.- Working with the Media.- Conclusion: Speaking for Patients and Carers.- Appendix 1: Methodology.- Appendix 2: List of Interview Groups.- End Notes.