Hospitals in a Changing Europe

by Martin McKee and Judith Healy

Book Overview

Hospitals of the future will confront difficult challenges: new patterns of disease, rapidly evolving medical technologies, ageing populations, and continuing budget constraints. This book explores the competing pressures facing policymakers across Europe as they struggle to respond to these complex challenges. It argues that hospitals, as part of a larger health system, should focus on enhancing health outcomes while also responding to public expectations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0335209289
• ISBN13: 9780335209286
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"