The author has written an invaluable record of the events surrounding the introduction of the National Health Service by researching among contemporary documents. The scope of the account is limited to England and Wales, and there has been no attempt made to assess and judge the emergent NHS from the ...
The Administrative Staff College was established by King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and began its first course in April 1951. This booklet gives a short account of its activities in its first five years of operation.
This background paper marks the 40th anniversary of the NHS not so much by celebrating past achievements but by addressing some of the issues which are critical to the establishment of an effective agenda for health in the 1990s and beyond. Areas covered are the health debate including financial reform; ...