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How the Black Death Gave Us the NHS
About This Book
As the world is gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, all eyes in the UK have been on our NHS heroes. But where did they come from? Why do we have such a unique free at the point of use healthcare system? How has this benefitted British society? And how does healthcare in other countries work? Going back to pre-history, we will take a look at epidemics and pandemics through the ages and how they have consistently nudged healthcare policy toward a more social model. They say a measure of civilised society is how it provides for its citizens, and the NHS has been the backbone of Great Britain for the best part of a century. As well as looking at its origins and counterparts in other countries, we will take a look at how the Covid-19 pandemic has been handled, and what the future of social healthcare might be across the globe.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Authorâs Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: The Role of Disease in Society
- Part II: From the Black Death to the NHS
- Part III: Post-Welfare State Britain; Modern Disease and the Public Healthcare System
- About the Author
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Plate Section