Health Care Systems
Health care systems organise the finance and delivery of health care. They vary by country, reflecting specific history, culture, and economics. To maximise coverage and efficiency they must evolve with changing demographics, needs, and technologies.
Personal Health Services: A Perspective of the General Medical & the Pharmaceutical Services
1 October 1963
Behind the planning of the National Health Service lay the proposition that everyone should be entitled to the services of a personal physician. For the first…
Hospital Costs in Perspective
1 June 1963
Rising hospital costs have caused concern to the public, Government, and Members of Parliament ever since the start of the National Health Service. They are at present…
Health Services in Western Europe
5 January 1963
Britain is not unique in having a health service. Practically every European country has accepted the provision of medical care as a community responsibility. Amongst the…