Professional Health Regulation in the Public Interest

Professional Health Regulation in the Public Interest PDF Author: John Martyn Chamberlain
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 144733227X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289

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Book Description
There are significant variations in how healthcare systems and health professionals are regulated globally. One feature that they increasingly have in common is an emphasis on the value of including members of the public in quality assurance processes. While many argue that this will help better serve the public interest, others question how far the changing regulatory reform agenda is still dominated by medical interests. Bringing together leading academics worldwide, this collection compares and critically examines the ways in which different countries are regulating healthcare in general, and health professions in particular, in the interest of users and the wider public. It is the first book in the Sociology of Health Professions series.