A National Health Service : The White Paper proposals in brief
1944 1944 1940s 32 pages CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY I. SCOPE OF A NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE What the new service must offer ........ 4 Deficiencies in the existing services .. 4 Need for a new attitude .. 5 Closing the gaps ... 5 II. GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE Principles of a general practitioner service .....
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| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
| Language: | English English |
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London : His Majesty's Staionery Office
1944
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/3857A2A2-5FE8-43BD-AEDE-C0D1CE7E3897 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/AA2F7268-61DA-4BEA-93CD-2830C1663075 |
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1944
1940s
32 pages
CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY I. SCOPE OF A NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE What the new service must offer ........ 4 Deficiencies in the existing services .. 4 Need for a new attitude .. 5 Closing the gaps ... 5 II. GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE Principles of a general practitioner service .. 5 Developments in medical practice .. 6 Grouped practice and Health Centres .. 7 Separate practice .. 8 A Central Medical Board .. 8 Remuneration and terms of service of doctors .. 9 Private practice .. 10 Entry into the public service .. 11 Compensation and superannuation .. 11 Sale and purchase of public practices .. 11 Supply of drugs and medical appliances .. 11 III. HOSPITALS Deficiencies in the present system .. 12 The unit of administration .. 13 An area hospital plan .. 14 Voluntary hospitals .. 14 Mental hospitals .. 15 Hospitals for infectious diseases.. 15 Inspection of hospitals .. 15 IV. CONSULTANTS A consultant service based on hospitals .. 16 Some principles affecting consultant services .. 16 V. CLINICS AND OTHER LOCAL SERVICES Services required .. 18 Importance of work in clinics .. 18 Maternity and child welfare services .. 18 School Medical Service .. 19 Tuberculosis dispensaries and other infectious disease work .. 19 Cancer centres .. 19 Venereal diseases .. 19 New services:— Home nursing .. 20 Dental and ophthalmic services .. 20 Health Centres .. 20 VI. ADMINISTRATION Central organisation.. 21 Central Health Services Council .. 21 Local organisation .. 22 Preparation of local area plan .. 22 Local Health Services Councils .. 23 VII. THE SERVICE IN SCOTLAND Certain differences essential .. 23 Regional Hospitals Advisory Councils .. 24 Joint Hospitals Boards .. 25 Clinics and other services .. 25 Local Medical Services Committees .. 25 VIII FINANCE Cost to public funds .. 26 State grants .. 26 Cost to taxpayer and ratepayer .. 27 Finance in Scotland .. 27 IX. SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS 2
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