{"product_id":"financing-medicine","title":"Financing Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinancing Medicine \u003c\/em\u003ebrings together a collection of essays dealing with the financing of medical care in Britain since the mid-eighteenth century, with a view to addressing two major issues:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy did the funding of the British health system develop in the way it did?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat were the ramifications of these arrangements for the nature and extent of health care before the NHS? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also goes on to explore the 'lessons' and legacies of the past which bear upon developments under the NHS. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors to this volume provide a sustained and detailed examination of the model of health care which preceded the NHS - an organization whose distinctive features hold such fascination for the scholars of health systems - and their insights illuminate current debates on the future of the NHS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor students and scholars of the history of medicine, this will prove essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55002417234264,"sku":"9781138867956","price":62.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138867956.jpg?v=1769654737","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/financing-medicine","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}