Financing Medicine: The British Experience Since 1750Financing Medicine brings together a collection of essays dealing with the financing of medical care in Britain since the mid-eighteenth century, with a view to addressing two major issues:
The book also goes on to explore the 'lessons' and legacies of the past which bear upon developments under the NHS. The contributors to this volume provide a sustained and detailed examination of the model of health care which preceded the NHS - an organization whose distinctive features hold such fascination for the scholars of health systems - and their insights illuminate current debates on the future of the NHS. For students and scholars of the history of medicine, this will prove essential reading. |
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| Title | Financing Medicine: The British Experience Since 1750 Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine |
| Editors | Martin Gorsky, Sally Sheard |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1134268769, 9781134268764 |
| Length | 272 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Economic History Business & Economics / Economics / General Health & Fitness / Health Care Issues History / General |
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