The National Health Service

1948 1948 1940s 38 pages UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT, WHICH CAME INTO FORCE ON 5TH JULY, 1948, IT IS NOW THE DUTY OF THE MINISTER OF HEALTH 'to promote the establishment in England and Wales of a comprehensive Health Service designed to secure improvement in the physical and ment...

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Main Author: Great Britain. Central Office of Information. (contributor)
Institution:MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
Language:English
English
Published: London : His Majesty's Stationery Office 1948
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10796/B7FFEBF6-60B9-4666-9CB5-AF55E040FB2C
http://hdl.handle.net/10796/86E2B4DF-6D1B-4384-B258-10C5B3A31D72
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Summary:1948 1948 1940s 38 pages UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT, WHICH CAME INTO FORCE ON 5TH JULY, 1948, IT IS NOW THE DUTY OF THE MINISTER OF HEALTH 'to promote the establishment in England and Wales of a comprehensive Health Service designed to secure improvement in the physical and mental health of the people of England and Wales, and the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness'. This booklet is intended for people at home and overseas who are interested in the National Health Service, how it was planned, what it has set out to do, and how it is operated; and for those who are workers in the Service, without whose understanding and wholehearted effort it cannot succeed. 21/1489
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