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How the Irish Won the West
Author(s): Myles Dungan (Author)
- Publisher: New Island Books
- Publication Date: 25 Sept. 2006
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 1905494114
- ISBN-13: 9781905494118
Book Description
While Ireland’s health-care spend is lower than the EU average, it’s life expectancy is among the lowest in Europe and rates of obesity, cancers and mental illness are on the rise. “How Ireland Cares: the Case for Health Care Reform” provides a thoroughly-researched and critique of the Irisah health care system today. The authors reignite the debate on bed capacity and the A&E crisis, health spending, primary care and outline a comprehensive agenda for health care reform. With input from over 100 people from all aspects of healthcare in Ireland today, including physicians, health service and hospital administrators, politicians and academics, this is a work of great importance borne out of extensive research and passion for the subject – a book that deserves to be read by all who care – and a guideline for those working in the National Health Service.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“‘[This] is a thorough and necessary thesis on what must be done to tackle the problems of the health service. It should be required reading for all with an interest in health policy’ Irish Medical News”
About the Author
A. Dale Tussing is Professor of Economics in the Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Previously he was a Visiting Scholar in the Science Policy Research Centre of University College, Dublin. Maev-Ann Wren is an economist and award-winning journalist with the Irish Times and author of the bestselling Unhealthy State – anatomy of a sick society (New Island, 2003).
