Creating the National Health Service: Aneurin Bevan and the Medical Lords
- ISBN-10
- 1135758263
- ISBN-13
- 9781135758264
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 164
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-11-23
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Marvin Rintala
Description
The origins of the NHS are the subject of this study that presents evidence on the key players who participated in the founding of the system. The author also traces those who opposed the NHS.
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