The New Primary Care

ISBN: 0335212506

Author: Dowling, Bernard

Condition: New

Product Description The 'modernization' of the NHS is at the heart of the UK government's policies for public sector services. This modernization programme represents the most radical and ambitious restructuring of the NHS since its inception in 1948. The new Primary Care Groups and Trusts (PCG/Ts) are the main organizational mechanism for delivering the modernization agenda and are therefore key to the success or otherwise of these reforms. To date there has been no comprehensive evaluation of how PCG/Ts have been performing in implementing the modernization programme; this book fills that important gap in knowledge. It provides a strong text of first evidence about the performance of PCG/Ts to date; this forms the basis for discussions about future success and a benchmark for future research.The New Primary Care will be an essential resource for all advanced students of health care as well as academics, researchers and policy makers. About the Author Bernard Dowling is Research Fellow in the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester. Current and past research includes the role of general practice and primary care in the wider development of health care, the organization and governance of primary care institutions, and the use of quasi-markets in service provision and the resulting consequences on equity. Caroline Glendinning is Professor of Social Policy in the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester. She currently leads a research programme on partnerships between NHS and local authorities. Her previous research has included community care, diability policies, aged and informal care. She is co-editor (with Martin Powell and Kirstein Rummery) of Partnerships, New Labour and the Governance of Welfare (Policy Press, 2002).