The NHS
Britain's National Health Service, 1948-2020
Published on 12. November 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-78442-482-4 (ISBN)
Description
A beautifully illustrated history of Britain's most revered and valued institution: the NHS.
In March 2020 the UK went into lockdown to help contain the spread of COVID-19 and protect the NHS from one of the greatest threats that it has faced in its 72-year history. Today more than ever, all eyes are on this beloved institution as it continues to innovate and adapt to meet the challenges of providing national healthcare in the modern world.
In this fully illustrated introduction, Dr Susan Cohen traces the history of the NHS from its establishment after the Second World War, through seven decades of changing management and organisation, often in controversial political circumstances, right up to the current COVID-19 crisis. Including personal recollections from healthcare professionals on the frontline, as well as the patients in their care, this important and timely volume offers a comprehensive overview of one of the world's most remarkable healthcare systems.
In March 2020 the UK went into lockdown to help contain the spread of COVID-19 and protect the NHS from one of the greatest threats that it has faced in its 72-year history. Today more than ever, all eyes are on this beloved institution as it continues to innovate and adapt to meet the challenges of providing national healthcare in the modern world.
In this fully illustrated introduction, Dr Susan Cohen traces the history of the NHS from its establishment after the Second World War, through seven decades of changing management and organisation, often in controversial political circumstances, right up to the current COVID-19 crisis. Including personal recollections from healthcare professionals on the frontline, as well as the patients in their care, this important and timely volume offers a comprehensive overview of one of the world's most remarkable healthcare systems.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
Fully illustrated throughout
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
163 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78442-482-4 (9781784424824)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Susan Cohen is an historian with a wide interest in twentieth-century British social history. She has written and lectured widely on a variety of subjects and her books for Shire include The Midwife, The District Nurse, The Women's Institute and Medical Services in the First World War.
Content
Public Health Care Before the NHS
A New Dawn
1950 to 1970
1970 to 2000
The NHS in the Twenty-first Century
Further Reading
Places to Visit
Acknowledgements
Index
A New Dawn
1950 to 1970
1970 to 2000
The NHS in the Twenty-first Century
Further Reading
Places to Visit
Acknowledgements
Index