1st Edition

Geography of the National Health (RLE Social & Cultural Geography) An Essay in Welfare Geography

By John Eyles Copyright 1987
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

This book considers the social and geographical context in which the National Health Service (NHS) operated during the 1970s and 1980s. It argues that disease and health care systems are the product to a large degree of the wider social and cultural context. It explores the relationship between health, work, poverty, housing, class and culture. examines how resource allocation and... Read more

1. Health, care, resources 2. Allocational bases of health care 3. Health and Illness in Britain 4. Health and Deprivation 5. Resource Allocation policies: integrating principles and substantive outcomes 6. The Geography of Welfare. Bibliography. Index.

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