Emergency : Irish hospitals in chaos /
Marie O'Connor.
- Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, 2007.
- 256 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Roots--1. Medical fiefdoms --11. Dysfunction--2. World-class chaos --3. The killing wards --4. Principalities and politburos -- 5. The last waltz --6. Heart of darkness --111. Empire building: 7.High kings without opposition --8. The industrial revolution -- 9. Serfs and emperors --10.War -- 1V: Medicine Inc.: 11. Corporate love affair--12. Mcmedicine --13. Health for sale --14. Corporate raiders --V: Futures--15. Coup d\'etat --16. Restoring the republic.
Our health service is in crisis. Millions are spent every year, yet people die on trolley's in A&E units waiting for medical attention. When people need access to vital services, why are these services being withdrawn? 'Emergency' shows how professional self-interest has led to the warping of health care in Ireland.
Health service--Ireland Medical policy--Ireland Hospital care--Ireland Health and Wellbeing. Public health & preventive medicine Social & ethical issues