TY - BOOK AU - Burke,Sara TI - Irish apartheid: healthcare inequality in Ireland SN - 9781848400368 (pbk.) : U1 - 362.109417 BUR PY - 2009/// CY - Dublin PB - New Island KW - Public health KW - Ireland KW - History KW - National health services KW - Evaluation KW - Medical care KW - Medical policy KW - Health systems & services KW - thema N1 - 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 ER -