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  3. Health and Society in Britain since 1939
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
January 2010
Print publication year:
1999
Online ISBN:
9780511622199
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511622199
Subjects:
Social and Population History, Twentieth Century British History, Regional and World History: General Interest, History
Series:
New Studies in Economic and Social History (38)
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Book description

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.

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‘… a very valuable attempt to map out the terrain on which many future histories are likely to be written.’

Source: The Economic History Review

‘ … an impressive and exhaustive study by two scholars with established reputations in this field.’

Source: Political Studies

‘This book deserves a place on seminar reading lists throughout the land.’

Source: Medical History

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