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To mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS, the author of Our NHS: A History of Britain's Best-Loved Institution discusses the history of a service that now stands as a touchstone of British national identity. From the experiences of patients on hospital wards,. to the stories of medical professionals arriving to work in the NHS from the former empire, the institution not only became central but survived when so many other parts of the welfare state or public industries declined after the 1980s. Thinking about the NHS's history offers fresh ways of reflecting on the challenges facing the service now and in the years to come.
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To mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS, the author of Our NHS: A History of Britain's Best-Loved Institution discusses the history of a service that now stands as a touchstone of British national identity. From the experiences of patients on hospital wards,. to the stories of medical professionals arriving to work in the NHS from the former empire, the institution not only became central but survived when so many other parts of the welfare state or public industries declined after the 1980s. Thinking about the NHS's history offers fresh ways of reflecting on the challenges facing the service now and in the years to come.
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