Published Date:
05 July 2008
TODAY marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the National Health Service. The creation of a state-funded, comprehensive health insurance system is one of the great social gains of the 20th century. It is not just a matter of natural justice, with those who are able providing for those who cannot. The NHS has also ensured a common bond that has helped unite society in an individualistic age – which explains the continuing popularity of the institution.
If there is a possible flaw in the NHS it lies in the unique form in which it was created by Nye Bevan in 1948. Bevan deliberately conflated the provision of universal health insurance with a centralised NHS which delivered healthcare provision. No o...
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Last Updated:
04 July 2008 9:21 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
