
Class Inequality and Health Care
Since its introduction in 1948 the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK has generally been regarded with veneration. There is a general belief that it has removed class inequalities in access to care and by implication, reduced inequalities in health. This book suggests that the formation of the NHS was a far less radical move – rather an attempt to rationalise an inefficient health care s...
Since its introduction in 1948 the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK has generally been regarded with veneration. There is a general belief that it has removed class inequalities in access to care and by implication, reduced inequalities in health. This book suggests that the formation of the NHS was a far less radical move – rather an attempt to rationalise an inefficient health care s...
