NHS Plc
The Privatisation of Our Health Care
3rd Edition
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-84467-299-8 (ISBN)
Description
Universal, comprehensive health care, equally available to all and disconnected from income and the ability to pay, was the goal of the founders of the National Health Service. This book tells the story of how that ideal has been progressively eroded.
Reviews / Votes
"A tale that demands to be read by every person in this country who has a stake in the NHS and the remnants of the welfare state, and indeed, everyone with democratic instincts... told with lucid and detailed authority." Guardian "Allyson Pollock confirms suspicions that something is rotten in the state of the UK's health system. NHS plc should be required reading for every clinician and patient in the UK." The Lancet"More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
ISBN-13
978-1-84467-299-8 (9781844672998)
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Person
ALLYSON POLLOCK is Professor of Health Policy and Health Services at University College London. A public health doctor, she researches and publishes widely on health policy issues and is a frequent contributor to radio and television discussions.