The Changing Role of the Hospital in European Health Systems (Eu

The Changing Role of the Hospital in European Health SystemsAuthor(s): Martin McKee, Sherry Merkur, Nigel Edwards, Ellen Nolte, Jonathan North\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108790055, 978-1108790055\nSynopsis\nHospitals today face a huge number of challenges, including new patterns of disease, rapidly evolving medical technologies, ageing populations and continuing budget constraints. This book is written by clinicians for clinicians and hospital managers, and those who design and operate hospitals. It sets out why hospitals need to change as the patients they treat and the technology to treat them changes. In a series of chapters by leading authorities in their field, it challenges existing models, reviews best practice from many countries and presents clear policy recommendations for policymakers and hospital administrators. It covers the main patient groups and conditions as well as thos.