Irish apartheid : healthcare inequality in Ireland / Sara Burke.
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TextPublication details: Dublin : New Island, c2009.Description: xi, 354 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 9781848400368 (pbk.) :
- 9781848400368
- 362.109417 BUR
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| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 362.109417 BUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 208110 | ||
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 362.109417 BUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 208108 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-345) and index.
Introduction--1. Ireland\'s unequal system of healthcare - \'I am going to die because of hospital waiting lists\'--2. Why we have never adopted a universal healthcare model--3. The HSE: did we create a monster?--4. The \'black hole\' myth and hospitals - activity, unequal access, consultants, staffing and \'crises\'--5. The thorniest issue of all - the location of specialties and hospitals in Ireland--6. The drive to privatise--7. Public health - the missing link in irish health policy--8. Ignored yet essential: primary, community and continuing care services in Ireland--9. The perfect storm...universal healthcare for all.