The People's Health
1943-10 1943 1940s 36 pages QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Q.— What would Councillor Esther say was a hygienic surgery? A.— I will tell you what it should not be. It should not be a frowsy dark, hopeless sort of room in which you feel far worse than in a dentist's place. To be...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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Newcastle-on-Tyne : North-East District Committee, Communist Party
1943
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| Summary: | 1943-10
1943
1940s
36 pages
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Q.— What would Councillor Esther say was a hygienic surgery? A.— I will tell you what it should not be. It should not be a frowsy dark, hopeless sort of room in which you feel far worse than in a dentist's place. To be frank, I think dentists have made great progress in this connection and are an example in many cases to medical practitioners. I would say that even if the medical practitioner has not had a refresher course he should be able to determine reasonable standards of hygiene for his surgery. Q.— What are the advantages that would accrue to the workers themselves from a National Health Service and why does so much opposition to it come from the medical practitioners? A.— I think generally the formula is, the patient comes first. In a National Health Service, that would be an actual fact or ought to be. Q.— Would the National Health Board have any jurisdiction over the production of apparatus and drugs that are now at such prohibitive prices that the ordinary general practitioner cannot afford them? A.— A National Health Board would have the responsibility for the National Health Service in its entirety. Equipment, apparatus, drugs everything needed for the protection of the health of the people would come within its purview. Perhaps the Central Board of Health would employ the firms which now make these things. We would end the position where a medical officer orders a drug for a patient needing it and the Master of the Institution vetos on the score of cost. A National Health Service would end all that. Q.— What methods would be adopted to curb the activities of the patent medicine manufacturers and what would be their position under a State Medical Service? A.— There would be no room for quacks under a State Medical Service and I hope that would go for qualified quacks too. The scheme I have outlined makes provision for the training and recruitment of medical staff. 26
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