Medical Services and the Hospital in Britain, 1860-1939

An introduction to the development of medical and hospital services in Britain before 1939.

List of contents

1. Contexts; 2. Medicine and its impact; 3. Professionalisation and reform; 4. Medical services 1860¿1914; 5. Rival systems or integrated services?; 6. Health care finance, accountability and control; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.

Summary

This book provides an introduction to the development of medical and hospital services in Britain before 1939. Combining thematic and chronological treatments, it considers health and mortality trends, service provision and the issues in professional reform. It will be invaluable to students and teachers seeking a summary of the subject and a guide to further reading.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Cherry
• Assisted by: Maurice Kirby (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.06.2015
• EAN: 9780521571265
• ISBN: 978-0-521-57126-5
• No. of pages: 110
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 280 g
• Series: Society for Experimental Biolo
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General