Financing 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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Financing 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.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine |
Release date | August 2006 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2006 |
Editors | Martin Gorsky, Sally Sheard |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 272 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-35025-9 |
Barcode | 9780415350259 |
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LSN | 0-415-35025-5 |