Payment and philanthropy in British healthcare, 1918-48

"There were only three decades in British history when it was the norm for patients to pay the hospital; those between the end of the First World War and the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948. At a time when payment is claiming a greater place than ever before within the NHS,...

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Main Author: Gosling, George Campbell (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Manchester University Press 2017
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