Reforming China's Healthcare System

NHS reform continues to be a highly topical and often contentious issue in the UK. Reforming Healthcare: What's the Evidence? provides the first major critical overview of research on healthcare reform in England from 1990 onwards, authored by leading UK health policy academics. The book examines the Conservative internal market of the 1990s, New Labour’s reorganizations, performance management initiatives, and the reintroduction of market-based reforms from 2004 to 2010. It then evaluates the implications of this evidence for current healthcare debates in England and internationally. This comprehensive, evidence-based review is essential for students, academics, and policymakers interested in health policy, social policy, and public management, offering insight into what research shows works—and what doesn’t—in healthcare reform.

Key Features:

• First major critical overview of research on English healthcare reform since 1990
• Examines Conservative and New Labour reforms, including market-based and performance management initiatives
• Evaluates implications of research for current healthcare debates in England and internationally
• Evidence-based, highlighting what works and what doesn’t in healthcare reform
• Essential reading for students, academics, and policymakers in health policy, social policy, and public management
• Written by leading UK health policy scholars, providing authoritative insight