The National Health Service
Subtitle: A Political History (Opus)
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Published: March 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780192892966
Subjects: Central government policies; Emergency services; Health systems & services; Social history; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Health Care Policy; Medical; British Isles; Health Policy; Great Britain; History; Medical care; National Health Service (Great Britain); Public health
First sentence: At the time of its establishment in 1948 the National Health Service was recognised as a remarkable experiment in health care.
Description: This OPUS looks at the political decisions surrounding the foundation of the NHS on 5 July 1948 and the purpose which it was intended to serve.