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Health provision until 1945

A hospital ward in the early twentieth century.
A hospital ward in the early 20th century.
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Health services in 1918 demonstrated considerable regional variation, and were generally inadequate to the health needs of the population. Following wartime reconstruction, the Ministry of Health was established.

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Further reading

  • Fraser, D., The Evolution of the British Welfare State (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002) (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 1993)
  • Pater, J.E., The Making of the National Health Service. (London: King's Fund, 1981)
  • Honigsbaum, F., Health, Happiness and Security: the Creation of the National Health Service (London: Routledge, 1989)

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