Allan Bruce
Biographic Data
| ID | 4128754 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Allan Bruce |
| GIVEN NAMES | Allan |
| FAMILY NAME | Bruce |
| SIGNATURE | BRUCE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Glasgow Caledonian University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Delivering Community Care in Scotland
From Competition to Collaboration in the Delivery of Health Care
The National Health Service has yet again found itself in a period of organisational and cultural change. Having endured some six years operating within the context of a competitive market, the new Labour Government was resolved to remove the market from the NHS and replace it with a system which was based upon cooperation and collaboration. The new system, they have argued, should be based upon partnership and driven by performance. The new syst…
The Politics of Health Charges in Britain
English Since their introduction into the National Health Service (NHS) in the early 1950s, charges have continually courted controversy. This article examines the role that charges have played within the context of the NHS. It examines the political rhetoric as well as more practical aspects of charging policies. It recognises that policy makers have historically relied upon charges as a means of raising revenue and of blunting frivolous demand.…
Managerial Power and Medical Influence
Local Government and the NHS
The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast accountability within local government and the NHS in the UK. There are it seems a plethora of analyses which deal individually with each of these components of decentralised government, but few purport to compare and contrast the concept of account ability as it applies to both. A key theme of the analysis is that in spite of a number of differences between regimes of accountability in local gover…
Funding the National Health Service
The article emphasises the urgent need for a reconsideration of potential sources of income for the National Health Service which could supplement rather than replace those from general taxation. They include local taxation, earmarked taxes, patient charges (hotel, prescription and other charges for non-clinical items), a lottery, income generation, charitable donations and patient 'opting out' of the NHS with private insurance. Analysis is set w…
Local Government and the NHS
The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast accountability within local government and the NHS in the UK. There are it seems a plethora of analyses which deal individually with each of these components of decentralised government, but few purport to compare and contrast the concept of account ability as it applies to both. A key theme of the analysis is that in spite of a number of differences between regimes of accountability in local gover…
Delivering Community Care in Scotland
From Competition to Collaboration in the Delivery of Health Care
The National Health Service has yet again found itself in a period of organisational and cultural change. Having endured some six years operating within the context of a competitive market, the new Labour Government was resolved to remove the market from the NHS and replace it with a system which was based upon cooperation and collaboration. The new system, they have argued, should be based upon partnership and driven by performance. The new syst…
Funding the National Health Service
The article emphasises the urgent need for a reconsideration of potential sources of income for the National Health Service which could supplement rather than replace those from general taxation. They include local taxation, earmarked taxes, patient charges (hotel, prescription and other charges for non-clinical items), a lottery, income generation, charitable donations and patient 'opting out' of the NHS with private insurance. Analysis is set w…
Managerial Power and Medical Influence
Local Government and the NHS
The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast accountability within local government and the NHS in the UK. There are it seems a plethora of analyses which deal individually with each of these components of decentralised government, but few purport to compare and contrast the concept of account ability as it applies to both. A key theme of the analysis is that in spite of a number of differences between regimes of accountability in local gover…
The Politics of Health Charges in Britain
English Since their introduction into the National Health Service (NHS) in the early 1950s, charges have continually courted controversy. This article examines the role that charges have played within the context of the NHS. It examines the political rhetoric as well as more practical aspects of charging policies. It recognises that policy makers have historically relied upon charges as a means of raising revenue and of blunting frivolous demand.…
From Competition to Collaboration in the Delivery of Health Care
The National Health Service has yet again found itself in a period of organisational and cultural change. Having endured some six years operating within the context of a competitive market, the new Labour Government was resolved to remove the market from the NHS and replace it with a system which was based upon cooperation and collaboration. The new system, they have argued, should be based upon partnership and driven by performance. The new syst…
Delivering Community Care in Scotland
Healthcare innovation and challenges (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Health Services Management and Policy (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Accountability (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works)