Health Sciences 4044A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Theresa May, General Medical Services, Asthma
31 Jan 2017
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Stats from the slides and talked about in lecture. Quick facts: united kingdom: england, scotland, wales and northern ireland, population: approximately 64 million people, london: largest city - approximately seven million people, high income inequality compared to other high-income countries, richest 10 percent have incomes. 24 times lowest 10 percent: poorest fifth of population has 8 percent of the wealth, richest fifth has 40 percent of the wealth. England system is the largest system (most population, most money) Each country has unique qualities and operate differently. England has a quasi-market in health care. England is the only market with a quasi-market (a public sector institutional structure that is designed to reap the supposed efficiency gains of free markets (more private providers= more competition= more choice) Scotland, wales, no(cid:396)the(cid:396)n i(cid:396)eland don"t have (cid:395)uasi-markets. Hospitals for poor people who were sick. Wealthier people: treated by physicians at home. 3 types of hosptials: types of hospitals:
