Premium
70 years of the NHS – from cradle to grave?
Author(s) -
Charles Goddard Jonathan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.649
Subject(s) - globe , specialty , service (business) , health services , management , political science , art history , history , art , medicine , family medicine , ophthalmology , business , marketing , environmental health , economics , population
The National Health Service was 70 years old on 4 July this year. As Jonathon Goddard describes it was, and still is, a pioneering venture in national health services around the globe. In this article he provides a potted history from early beginnings to the present day, including how urology developed as a specialty alongside the new NHS.