{"product_id":"financing-health-and-social-care-cam-donaldson-9783031867682","title":"Financing Health and Social Care: Bringing Health Economics Back Into Public Policy","description":"Why do most capitalist economies have socialist health care systems? How can we preserve them? What would Aneurin Bevan think? These are the three main questions addressed by this book.  In the 1950s, through \u003cem\u003eIn Place of Fear\u003c\/em\u003e, Bevan made a strong case for a National Health Service which he had been instrumental in establishing in the UK in 1948. But he did not articulate the accompanying economic case. That case is presented here in an accessible way and extended to social care. A comprehensive understanding of 'tried and tested' means of financing health care is presented, alongside assessments of repeated and new approaches proposed in policy circles as quick fixes to funding shortfalls. This is tackled across four themes: the role of the private sector; making choices in the face of resource scarcity; workforce planning and remuneration; and preparation for pandemics. The emerging proposals carry a cost to the public purse, but must be weighed against the costs and unfairness of further disintegration. With a special focus on the UK and the NHS at a critical time for policy change, this essential book provides the blueprint for policymakers, clinical leadership and politicians needing to pay more attention to the economic issues underlying health and social care as they shape In Place of Fear 2.0.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cam Donaldson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3031867688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783031867682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.34h x 6.19w x 0.53d","brand":"Cam Donaldson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47135458230527,"sku":"9783031867682","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00a7bb5f-0646-4c69-ba5b-c1de899c50ff.jpg?v=1755010217","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/financing-health-and-social-care-cam-donaldson-9783031867682","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}