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Quality improvement
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004; US$ 199.00Voluntary organisations are an integral part of community care, and the available research indicates the value of their social support role. However, surprisingly little is known about the forms and functions of this support, or the links to the formal support provided by the National Health Service (NHS), so hampering quality improvements. Therefore,... more...
Managing for Health
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 58.95Expertly mixing theory with practice, this text makes a unique and important contribution to the area of health management. Through examples and case studies drawn from across Europe, Managing for Health explores the management challenge in public health policy and offers pointers to equip students of health management and public health managers... more...
Speaking for Patients and Carers
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2004; US$ 110.00Speaking 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... more...
Patient Flow
Springer-Verlag New York Inc 2006; US$ 159.99Aims to improve healthcare through reducing the delays experienced by patients. One aspect of this goal is to improve the flow of patients, so that they do not experience unnecessary waits as they flow through a healthcare system. Another aspect is ensuring that services are closely synchronized with patterns of patient demand. more...
Health Promotion Practice
McGraw-Hill Education 2006; US$ 210.00Draws on key steps in practical application of health promotion. This book discusses how to plan health promotion programmes, how to evaluate them and how to expand their impact by scaling-up the activities to larger populations. more...
EQ-5D value sets
Springer 2007; US$ 39.99The EQ-5D is one of the most widely-used generic health state descriptive systems internationally, with applications in clinical trials, public health research and assessments of value for money. This book provides a guide to the use of the EuroQol Group's value sets for anyone working with EQ-5D data. more...
Health Economics
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 75.00This popular textbook provides a comprehensive but accessible coverage of health economic principles and applications. It provides an introduction for those with no previous knowledge of economics, but also more advanced material suitable for those with a background in economics. Now into its second edition, Barbara McPake and Charles Normand have... more...
International Health and the Work of the Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 199.00Devoted to the research output of the Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development, this ebook reflects on the evolution and challenges facing centres such as Nuffield as they seek to support health and development in low and middle income countries. Articles cover a wide geographical and topical remit, including analyses of health reform... more...
Healthy Competition
Cato Institute 2007; US$ 9.00America's healthcare system is at a crossroads, faced with rising costs, quality concerns, and a lack of patient control. Some blame market forces. Yet many troubles can be traced directly to pervasive government influence: entitlements, tax laws, and costly regulations. Consumer choice and competition deliver higher quality and lower prices in... more...
La réforme du système de santé
International Development Research Centre 2008; US$ 20.00En 1993, le Rapport sur le développement dans le monde laissait entendre que laffectation proportionnelle des budgets de santé à la « charge de morbidité » locale pourrait abaisser considérablement les taux de mortalité et de morbidité. Comme la première édition de La réforme du système... more...









