TY - JOUR
AU - Silverman, David
AB - Following Strong's (1979) model of the `ceremonial order' of the clinic, London oncology consultations drawn from the private sector and the National Health Service (NHS) are compared. Using both qualitative and quantitative measures, it is shown that private consultations offer more `personalized' consultations than are found in the NHS. Furthermore, private patients are more inclined to orchestrate their own care and to exhibit control of territory and agenda. The clinical and social gains and losses of these private consultations are examined and the issue of whether they provide a model for NHS care is assessed.
TI - Going Private: Ceremonial Forms in a Private Oncology Clinic
JF - Sociology
DO - 10.1177/0038038584018002003
DA - 1984-05-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/going-private-ceremonial-forms-in-a-private-oncology-clinic-HXIoOjwRu0
SP - 191
EP - 204
VL - 18
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -