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Medical and Institutional history of the National Health Service |
The Development of the
London Hospital System, 1823 - 2013 |
| Geoffrey
Rivett |
From
Cradle to Grave - the first 65
years of the NHS |
Geoffrey Rivett writes contemporary medical and
institutional history about the National Health Service and about the
London hospital System. His two books, originally published by the
King's Fund, are kept up to date on internet on this site; navigate by
using the links above.
Both books are in steady demand as the
hits on the site demonstrate. There are advantages
in having easy access to your own copy and health service,
medical and cnursing libraries certainly should have them.
The opriginal editions of both are out of print and are being brought up to date and
are now available in revised second
editions.
They are available on a print on order basis on
paper, as a pdf and as an e-book. The books costs less
than they did 20-30 years ago!
To order either of them, click on the image of the book on the right, or go
to
www.nhshistory.co.uk.
The Development of the London Hospital
System starts in 1823 covers the roots of the hospitals, poor
law, voluntary and fever, and how they came to be part of a
system, a process continuing to this day. It deals with
the steps leading to the creation of the NHS better than the
history of the NHS that takes the existence of th NHS as a
given.
It costs from £5 to £25 depending on
the format required.
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| The second book on the
history of the National Health Service is
of even wider interest, is substantially longer, includes much clinical
material and sections nursing and medicine, as well as organisational,
political and financial material. From Cradle to Grave is the most substantial
account available of the NHS since its inception - what has happened
from 1948 onwards and why, rather than what people
think will happen. A reviewer described it as "an epic story full of drama, tragedy, intrigue and many instances of humour." Devolution has created major differences between England,
Scotland,
Wales and
Northern Ireland and the latter three countries are not specifically
considered; neither do I stray into social services, dentistry or
research. Chapter 6 and chapter 7 have now been re-written and improved.
It too is being re-issued as a second edition and
the additions since the first
edition ended in 1998 now make it necessary to split it into two volumes.
The first volume that covers the first four decades is finished and it can now be
purchased
in hard copy, as a pdf or an I book, which is far cheaper. Links
will take you to the publisher's website, and you purchase a book and
not a download it will usually be delivered within 7-10 days by courier. The second part covering
1988 to the present will be available by the end of the year 2014.
The writing of the two new chapters covering the period since 1998 is
now virtually complete. A few interviews and detailed sub-editing
now remain.
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Recent additions to the text include
CQC 'not fit for purpose' - Keogh report and eleven hospitals in special
measures
Keogh Reports on A&E and Seven day hospitals.
NHS England appoints Simon Stevens to replace Nicholson
Francis Report on Staffordshire &
DH final response
Updated
financial note
(Parliamentary) |
Site contents include
The
inheritance of the NHS in
1948 and the events from 1948 by decade
a
summary of the past decades
a
simple guide to the NHS (recently revised)and a link to
BBC Archives on the NHS
a
list of CMOs & Ministers
pre and
post 1948
Financial information,
earlier
(for the UK) and later (for England) periods - see
Parliamentary briefing)
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Geoffrey Rivett asserts intellectual ownership/copyright over this material. However, you are at liberty to download the text for personal use, but not for commercial reproduction in another publication or web site, or for multiple copying for academic or business purposes. You may use material from this site referencing as
Rivett G. C. National Health Service History
n.d.
retrieved 8 July 2009 from
www.nhshistory.net (give correct date)
Declaration of interest: I create, design and manage this site. It receives no financial support from any quarter, and I am retired and neither in employment nor act in any consultant capacity. I welcome
feedback.
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