Health Sciences 4044A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Theresa May, Nhs Primary Care Trust, User Friendly
17 Dec 2016
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United kingdom: england, scotland, wales, northern ireland, all operate via different systems, even in the uk system every country is taking health in its own way, all have an nhs. But the nhs will operate slightly differently. England is the biggest, and spends the most, has the biggest population. England: shifting to quasi market approach to healthcare. More focus on the use of private providers and patient choice: leaning away from its foundation. In the other countries: they are doing this much less, keeping true to foundation. Oecd health at a glance 2015 (uk: while access to care is good. The quality of care in the united kingdom is uneven and continues to lag behind that in many other oecd countries: avoidable hospital admission rates for chronic conditions vary. And is slightly below the oecd average on a per capita basis and as a share of gdp: to reduce premature mortality more attention to tackling health risk factors.
