Patient power? : the politics of patients' associations in Britain and America

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    • Wood, Bruce

書誌事項

Patient power? : the politics of patients' associations in Britain and America

Bruce Wood

（The state of health series）

Open University Press, 2000

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-194) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: pb ISBN 9780335203673

内容説明

There is a rapidly growing number of patients' associations relating to a specific medical condition or illness (such as multiple sclerosis or motor neurone disease) but they have received little academic attention. Bruce Wood has surveyed over 200 of these associations in each of the USA and the UK. They have been marginalized in accounts of health policy and services and yet collectively they are 'big business'. They perceive themselves as being non-political support groups but they actually participate in much activity that is political. Patient Power? asks: * are these economically efficient and politically effective bodies? * is the US 'business' or the UK 'volunteer' model more successful? * are they truly independent organizations or have they been 'colonized' by the big vested interests in health? * are they a signal of a more assertive patient or consumer? * do they actually influence what health care people receive? This is a ground-breaking study in health policy and management, and will be important reading for scholars, students and professionals and, in particular, for those involved in running patient organizations.

目次

Series editor's preface Preface Part one: Methodology and Findings Why study patients' association politics? Approach, methods and sources Part two: The national level Exploding numbers Activities and finances The political economy of patients' associations efficiency and effectiveness The political effectiveness of patients' associations Part three: Comparing conurbations The organizational context St. Louis, USA local strength? Greater Manchester, UK local weakness? Part four: Conclusions Conclusions patients' associations, politics, states and democracy References Index.
巻冊次

: hb ISBN 9780335203680

内容説明

There is a rapidly growing number of patients; associations relating to a specific medical condition or illness (such as multiple sclerosis or motor neurone disease) but they have received little academic attention. Bruce Wood has surveyed over 200 of these associations in each of the USA and the UK. They have been marginalized in accounts of health policy and services yet collectively they are "big business". They perceive themselves as being non-political support groups but they actually participate in much activity that is political. "Patient Power" asks: are these economically efficient and politically effective bodies?; is the US "business" or the UK "volunteer" model more successful?; are they truly independent organizations or have they been "colonized" by the big vested interests in health?; are they a signal of a more assertive patient or consumer?; and do they actually influence what health care people receive?. This is a ground-breaking study in health policy and management, and should be important reading for scholars, students and professionals and, in particular, for those involved in running patient organizations.

目次

  • Part 1 Methodology and findings: why study parents' association politics? approach, methods and sources. Part 2 The national level: exploding numbers
  • activities and finances
  • the political economy of patients' associations - efficiency and effectiveness
  • the political effectiveness of patients' associations. Part 3 Comparing conurbations: the organizational context
  • St Louis, USA - local strength? Greater Manchester, UK - local weakness? Part 4 Conclusions: patients' associations, politics, states and democracy.

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