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Book SynopsisBringing 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.
Trade Review“Leading sociologists have contributed essays that reveal what is unique in some countries’ attempts at regulation. Some attempts differ, some are the same, but the role of the public interest ties these dozen studies together. A quiet revolution has occurred in managing medicine; this book sheds light on this important topic.” CHOICE Connect
"With enormous variation in the delivery of healthcare, how it is regulated is more important than ever. The authors herein dissect the differences and enlighten us with forensic ability over a global range." John Flood, Professor of Law and Society, Griffith University Law School, Australia
Table of ContentsForeword ~ Richard B. Saltman Editors’ overview ~ Mike Saks and Mike Dent Introduction: professional health regulation in the public interest ~ John Martyn Chamberlain Health care governance, user involvement and medical regulation in Europe ~ Mike Dent The informalisation of professional-patient interactions and the consequences for regulation in the United Kingdom ~ Patrick Brown and Ruben Flores The regulation of health care in Scandinavia: professionals, the public interest and trust ~ Karsten Vrangbæk Medical regulation for the public interest in the United Kingdom ~ William Roche Regulating the regulators: the rise of the United Kingdom Professional Standards Authority ~ Judith Allsop and Kathryn Jones Regulation and Russian medicine: whither medical professionalisation? ~ Mike Saks Patterns of medical oversight and regulation in Canada ~ Humayun Ahmed, Adalsteinn Brown and Mike Saks Let the consumer beware: maintenance of licensure and certification in the United States ~ Ruth Horowitz Governing complementary and alternative medicine in Brazil and Portugal: implications for CAM professionals and the public ~ Joana Almeida, Pamela Siegel and Nelson Barros Birth of the hydra-headed monster: a unique antipodean model of health workforce governance ~ Fiona Pacey and Stephanie Short Health complaints entities in Australia and New Zealand: serving the public interest? ~ Jennifer Morris, Jennifer Moore and Marie Bismark Trust and the regulation of health systems: insights from India ~ Michael Calnan and Sumit Kane
