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Unhealthy state : analysis of a sick society / Maev-Ann Wren.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Dublin : New Island, 2003.Description: 464 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781902602882 (pbk.) :
  • 1902602889
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.109417 WRE
LOC classification:
  • RA273
Incomplete contents:
Part 1: Health in an unhealthy State--1. Health in an unhealthy state--Part 2: Evolution of an unhealthy state--2. Defeat of the early reformers--3. Consultants obstruct free hospital care--4. The unleashing of private medicine--5. The era of the cuts--6. No beds in the boom--7. The politics of blood--8. Ethics, ownership and the catholic church--Part 3: A failied system--9. Two-tier hospital care--10. The potent politics of hospital location--11. When the doctor costs too much--Part 4: Options for reform--12. Health spending and the black hole--13. Reform without equity--14. Private sector solutions--15. Changing the sytem--16. Lessons from abroad--Part 5. A healthier state:--17. A healthier state.
Summary: 'Unhealthy State' is a biting portrayal of Ireland's health care system.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 362.109417 WRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 200286
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.109417 WRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 200287
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.109417 WRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 200829

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Health in an unhealthy State--1. Health in an unhealthy state--Part 2: Evolution of an unhealthy state--2. Defeat of the early reformers--3. Consultants obstruct free hospital care--4. The unleashing of private medicine--5. The era of the cuts--6. No beds in the boom--7. The politics of blood--8. Ethics, ownership and the catholic church--Part 3: A failied system--9. Two-tier hospital care--10. The potent politics of hospital location--11. When the doctor costs too much--Part 4: Options for reform--12. Health spending and the black hole--13. Reform without equity--14. Private sector solutions--15. Changing the sytem--16. Lessons from abroad--Part 5. A healthier state:--17. A healthier state.

'Unhealthy State' is a biting portrayal of Ireland's health care system.

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