Acknowledgements Part 1: Introductory 1. Background to the Study 2. Admission to Hospital Part 2: Life in the Ward 3. Nurses and Ward Routine 4. Patients and Privacy 5. Ward Site Part 3: The Problem of Communication 6. The Desire for Information 7. Doctors as a Source of Information 8. Other Sources of Information 9. Improving Communications Part 4: The Hospital and the Outside World 10. The General Practitioner and the In-Patient 11. Families and Friends 12. Works and Wages Part 5: Differences in Hospital Care 13. Variations Between Hospitals 14. The Particular Problems of Maternity Patients 15. The Influence of Social Class 16. In Conclusion – The Best Hospital Service We Have. Appendices: The Sample of Patients; The Sample of General Practitioners; Interview Schedules; The Twelve Study Areas; Statistical Significance; Classification of Social Class; References. Index.
Biography
Ann Cartwright
