Health and Society in Britain since 1939
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Part of New Studies in Economic and Social History
- Author: Virginia Berridge, University of London
- Date Published: May 1999
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521576413
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British health policy has undergone enormous change in the post-war era. The NHS established in the post-war period has been constantly reorganised, and the role of doctors and associated medical professions has radically changed. This book considers the changes in health policy and in the service provided by the NHS, and examines in detail the 'mixed economy' of health care and the role of different providers of health care, as well as their relationships both with recipients of care and the state. In doing so, Professor Berridge sheds light on the increasingly important part that lay people, especially women, have played in the provision of health care and looks at community care and the shifting balance of power within the medical profession. The book provides a guide to changes in health and health policy during and since World War II, giving an authoritative analysis of the most recent research.
Read more- Up-to-date, comprehensive analysis of health services (the NHS), health policy, and also British health per se
- Authoritative presentation of the most recent research, and the current, and historic, debates in this area
- Of use to students of British history, as well as those doing policy studies and/or social policy, and the history of medicine
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'… a very valuable attempt to map out the terrain on which many future histories are likely to be written.' The Economic History Review
See more reviews' … an impressive and exhaustive study by two scholars with established reputations in this field.' Political Studies
'This book deserves a place on seminar reading lists throughout the land.' Medical History
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- Date Published: May 1999
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521576413
- length: 146 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 9 mm
- weight: 0.2kg
- contains: 5 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: historiographical contexts. Writing about the war and the post-war period
2. Health and the Second World War
3. Health policy, health and society, 1948–74
4. Health policy, health and society, 1974–90s
Conclusion
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