edited by Terry Johnson, Gerry Larkin, and Mike Saks.
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New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1995.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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viii, 237 pages :
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illustrations ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction / Terry Johnson, Gerry Larkin and Mike Saks -- 1. Governmentality and the institutionalization of expertise / Terry Johnson -- 2. Countervailing powers: a framework for professions in transition / Donald Light -- 3. State control and the health professions in the United Kingdom: historical perspectives / Gerry Larkin -- 4. Restructuring health and welfare professions in the United Kingdom: the impact of internal markets on the medical, nursing and social work professions / Andy Alaszewski -- 5. Shifting spheres of opportunity: the professional powers of general practitioners within the British National Health Service / Judith Allsop -- 6. Doctors, peer review and quality assurance / Mike Dent -- 7. The changing response of the medical profession to alternative medicine in Britain: a case of altruism or self-interest? / Mike Saks -- 8. The British General Medical Council: from Empire to Europe / Meg Stacey.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Explains and illuminates the specific relationship between health professions and the state. Eight countries in Europe are examined and topical issues include: market policies, performance and quality, professional monopolies and expertise.