Rethinking professional governance: International directions in healthcare

In bringing together research from a wide range of continental European countries as well as the UK, Canada, and Australia, the contributors in this book highlight different arenas of governance, as well as the various players involved in the health policy process. They expand the public debate on professional governance in health care hitherto mainly limited to medical self-regulation to encompass a broad span of health care providers, from nurses and midwives to alternative therapists and health support workers. No other book links new health policies and professional regulation across such a wide span of countries and health professionals. Rethinking Professional Governance provides new data, and along with its geopolitical perspective, it clarifies the significance of national regulatory frameworks. The book assists in understanding both the enabling conditions for, and the barriers to, making professionals more accountable.