The Political Economy of Health Care: Where the Nhs Came from and Where It Could Lead

by Julian Tudor Hart

With a foreword by Tony Benn. Drawing on clinical experience dating from the birth of the NHS in 1948, Julian Tudor Hart, a politically active GP in a Welsh coal mining community, charts the progress of the NHS from its 19th century origins in workers' mutual aid societies, to its current forced return to the market. His starting point is a detailed analysis of how clinical decisions are made. He explores the changing social relationships in the NHS...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847427820
• ISBN13: 9781847427823
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"