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- catalog abstract ""There is a rapidly growing number of patients' associations relating to a specific medical condition or illness (such as multiple sclerosis or motor neurone disease) but they have received little academic attention. Bruce Wood has surveyed over 200 of these associations in each of the USA and the UK. They have been marginalized in accounts of health policy and services and yet collectively they are 'big business'. They perceive themselves as being non-political support groups but they actually participate in much activity that is political. Patient Power? asks: Are these economically efficient and politically effective bodies? Is the US 'business' or the UK 'volunteer' model more successful? Are they truly independent organizations or have they been 'colonized' by the big vested interests in health? Are they a signal of a more assertive patient or consumer? Do they actually influence what health care people receive?" "This study will be important reading for scholars, students and professionals and, in particular, for those involved in running patient organizations."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11988145.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""There is a rapidly growing number of patients' associations relating to a specific medical condition or illness (such as multiple sclerosis or motor neurone disease) but they have received little academic attention. Bruce Wood has surveyed over 200 of these associations in each of the USA and the UK. They have been marginalized in accounts of health policy and services and yet collectively they are 'big business'. They perceive themselves as being non-political support groups but they actually participate in much activity that is political. Patient Power? asks: Are these economically efficient and politically effective bodies? Is the US 'business' or the UK 'volunteer' model more successful?".
- catalog description "Are they truly independent organizations or have they been 'colonized' by the big vested interests in health? Are they a signal of a more assertive patient or consumer? Do they actually influence what health care people receive?" "This study will be important reading for scholars, students and professionals and, in particular, for those involved in running patient organizations."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "pt. I. Methodology and findings. 1. Why study patients' association politics? 2. Approach, methods and sources -- pt. II. The national level. 3. Exploding numbers. 4. Activities and finances. 5. The political economy of patients' associations: efficiency and effectiveness. 6. The political effectiveness of patients' associations -- pt. III. Comparing conurbations. 7. The organizational context. 8. St. Louis -- local strength? 9. Greater Manchester -- local weakness? -- pt. IV. Conclusions. 10. Conclusions -- patients' associations, politics, states and democracy.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 203 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0335203671 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "033520368X".
- catalog isPartOf "State of health series".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Buckingham ; Philadelphia, Pa. : Open University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "2000 J-542".
- catalog subject "362.1 21".
- catalog subject "Patient Advocacy Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "Patient Advocacy United States.".
- catalog subject "Patient advocacy Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "Patient advocacy United States.".
- catalog subject "Patients' associations Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "Patients' associations United States.".
- catalog subject "R727.45 .W66 2000".
- catalog subject "W 85 W873p 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Methodology and findings. 1. Why study patients' association politics? 2. Approach, methods and sources -- pt. II. The national level. 3. Exploding numbers. 4. Activities and finances. 5. The political economy of patients' associations: efficiency and effectiveness. 6. The political effectiveness of patients' associations -- pt. III. Comparing conurbations. 7. The organizational context. 8. St. Louis -- local strength? 9. Greater Manchester -- local weakness? -- pt. IV. Conclusions. 10. Conclusions -- patients' associations, politics, states and democracy.".
- catalog title "Patient power? : the politics of patients' associations in Britain and America / Bruce Wood.".
- catalog type "text".