02014    a2200301   4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001400136072001600150072001500166072001200181072001400193072001300207072002100220072002100241072002200262100001800284245004300302250000600345260002400351300001000375520131200385999001501697185775575820250317100401.0250312041996xx                   eng    a9781857755756  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 48.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aMR2thema7 aKJVN2thema7 aMBP2thema7 aMR2bic7 aKJVN2bic7 aMBP2bic7 aMED0020002bisac7 aMED0000002bisac7 a338.4736212bisac1 aDavid Kernick10aGetting Health Economics into Practice  a1  bCRC Pressc19960901  a370 p  bFifty years ago medicine was straightforward. Doctors had limited therapeutic options and patients did as they were told. Today, an array of medial interventions is putting increasing pressure on limited resources, patients are questioning everything and doctors are uncertain of their role. Health economists hoped to offer important insights to aid decision making, but their technical frameworks bore little resemblance to the practical requirements of end users. Now, this book presents the concepts and insights that health economics has to offer in a way that is accessible to every healthcare decision maker. Getting Health Economics into Practice is for all those who are involved in the planning, commissioning and delivery of healthcare. It illuminates the practical value that the concepts and principles of health economics can offer decision makers at all levels. Comprehensive and extensive, it is the first such book to be edited by a clinician rather than a health economist, with contributions from an expert panel of specialists. This approach ensures it is accessible and useful in the everyday work of health professionals. It is relevant for all healthcare sectors, in particular for Primary Care Trusts, and is essential reading for managers, researchers, and especially practitioners.  c1216d1216