24 hours to save the NHS by Nigel Crisp
'24 hours to save the NHS' is the inside story written by the man with unprecedented authority as both Chief Executive of the NHS and Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health. It describes the successes and failures as well as the pressures and the difficulties of making improvements in the fourth biggest organization in the world.
'Nigel Crisp is on the of the key thinkers and policymakers who has shaped our modern NHSHe has had a ring side seat when crucial and controversial political decisions have been made. He has also made those very decisions himself. For the first time he now gives his personal insights and perspectives on a lifetime of NHS reform. This book comes at a critical moment in the history of the NHS. It is essential reading for politicians, policymakers, professionals, and the public' - Richard Horton, Editor, The Lancet
Nigel Crisp's earlier book 'Turning the world upside down - the search for global health in the 21st Century' takes further the ideas about mutual learning between rich and poor countries that he developed in his 2007 report for the Prime Minister Global Health Partnerships. Nigel Crisp is an independent crossbench member of the House of Lords where he speaks mainly on global health and international development. He is a member of a number of international organisations and global task forces. He was Chief Executive of the English NHS - the largest health organisation in the world with 1.3 million employees - and Permanent Secretary of the UK Department of Health and led major reforms and improvements in the whole system between 2000 and 2006. Previously he had been Chief Executive of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust, one of the UK's leading academic medical centres. For further information see nigelcrisp.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199639953 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199639957 |
| Title | 24 hours to save the NHS |
| Author | Nigel Crisp |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2011-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
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