Routledge Library Editions: Human Geography: The Geography Of Health Services In Britain. (volume 9)

This volume is about geographical variation in the organisation, provision and use of health services in Britain. Its main theme is that neither the quantity nor the quality of health care provided by the National Health Service (NHS) is uniform from place to place. This book is about geographical variation in the organisation, provision and use of health services in Britain. Its main theme is that neither the quantity nor the quality of health care provided by the National Health Service (NHS) is uniform from place to place. Chapters discuss and evaluate: The reorganisation of the NHS in the years up to 1987 The relationships between the need for health care and the supply of health services The redistribution of health service resources geographically The distribution of doctors, dentists, community nurses and hospitals across the UK Access to health services The distribution of both private health facilities and social welfare services and their effect on the NHS Originally Published Between 1972 And 1996 The 19 Diverse Volumes In This Set Cover Key Areas Of Human Geography Such As: Transport, Development, Health, Defence, The Media, Recreation & Leisure, Politics, Poverty And Wealth. Written By International Authors Including Jacquelin Burgess, John Gold, Robin Haynes, Keith Hoggart, Andrew Kirby, Paul Knox, Nurit Kliot And Stanley Waterman, Specific Volumes Focus On Scotland, The Uk, Western Europe, Tanzania And The Usa.