Follow up to: The sociology of the Health Service / edited by Jonathan Gabe, Michael Calnan, and Michael Bury. 1991.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Remaking a trustworthy medical profession in twenty-first century Britain? / Mary Ann Elston -- Changing forms of managerialism in the NHS : hierarchies, markets, and networks / Sue Dopson -- The restratification of primary care in England? : a sociological analysis / Michael Calnan and Jonathan Gabe -- Visions of privatization : new labour and the reconstruction of the NHS / John Mohan -- The pharmaceutical industry, the state, and the NHS / John Abraham -- Evidenced-based practice in UK health policy / Stephen Harrison and kath Checkland -- Innovation and implementation in health technology : normalizing telemedicine / Carl May -- Health care, consumerism, and the politics of identity / Timothy Milewa -- Mainstream marginality : "non-orthodox" medicine in an "orthodox" health service / Sarah Cant -- Social care : relationships, markets, and ethics / Caroline Glendenning -- Equalizing the people's health : a sociological perspective / Jennie Popay and Gareth Williams.