The Big Society in an age of austerity: Threats and opportunities for Health Consumer and Patients' Organizations in England

Health Expectations

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 2164-2173

  Baggott, Rob ^a   Jones, Kathryn ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Big Society; Health consumer and patients organizations; Patients organizations; Voluntary sector

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ORGANIZATION; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; VOLUNTEER;

CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 84955186841     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12185     Document Type: Article

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