Our NHS : a history of Britain's best loved institution / Andrew Seaton.
Description: xviii, 374 pages: illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: 9780300268270; 0300268270Subject(s): Great Britain. National Health Service -- History | Great Britain. National Health Service | Medical care -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Medical care -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century | Medical policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Medical policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century | National health services -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | National health services -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century | State Medicine -- history | Soins médicaux -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 20e siècle | Soins médicaux -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 21e siècle | Politique sanitaire -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 20e siècle | Politique sanitaire -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 21e siècle | Services de santé -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 20e siècle | Services de santé -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 21e siècle | MEDICAL / History | Medical care | Medical policy | United Kingdom | Great BritainGenre/Form: HistoryAdditional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification: 362.10941 LOC classification: RA412.5 | G7S427 2023Summary: "An engaging, inclusive history of the NHS, exploring its surprising survival--and the people who have kept it running In recent decades, a wave of appreciation for the NHS has swept across the UK. Britons have clapped for frontline workers and championed the service as a distinctive national achievement. All this has happened in the face of ideological opposition, marketization, and workforce crises. But how did the NHS become what it is today? In this wide-ranging history, Andrew Seaton examines the full story of the NHS. He traces how the service has changed and adapted, bringing together the experiences of patients, staff from Britain and abroad, and the service's wider supporters and opponents. He explains not only why it survived the neoliberalism of the late twentieth century but also how it became a key marker of national identity. Seaton emphasizes the resilience of the NHS--perpetually "in crisis" and yet perennially enduring--as well as the political values it embodies and the work of those who have tirelessly kept it afloat."--| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-368 ) and index.
"An engaging, inclusive history of the NHS, exploring its surprising survival--and the people who have kept it running In recent decades, a wave of appreciation for the NHS has swept across the UK. Britons have clapped for frontline workers and championed the service as a distinctive national achievement. All this has happened in the face of ideological opposition, marketization, and workforce crises. But how did the NHS become what it is today? In this wide-ranging history, Andrew Seaton examines the full story of the NHS. He traces how the service has changed and adapted, bringing together the experiences of patients, staff from Britain and abroad, and the service's wider supporters and opponents. He explains not only why it survived the neoliberalism of the late twentieth century but also how it became a key marker of national identity. Seaton emphasizes the resilience of the NHS--perpetually "in crisis" and yet perennially enduring--as well as the political values it embodies and the work of those who have tirelessly kept it afloat."--