Health and the National Health Service (Contemp, Carrier, Kendall Hardcover..

Taylor & Francis

Health and the National Health ServiceAuthor(s): John Carrier, Ian Kendall\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge Cavendish\nISBN-13: 9781904385141, 978-1904385141\nSynopsis\nThe NHS came into existence in an atmosphere of conflict centred on the strong ideological commitment of the Post-war Labour Government and the opposition of the Conservative Party of that time to the idea of a universally available and centrally planned medical care service. There was also opposition from some sections of the medical establishment who feared the loss of professional autonomy.\n\nSetting health policy in both an historical and modern context (post 1997) Carrier and Kendall weigh up the successes and failures of the National Health Service and examine the conflicts which have continued for over sixty years, in spite of efforts to solve financial problems in the NHS through increases in funding as well as structural and organisational change.\n\n.