Britain's National Health Service (NHS), as constituted in 1948,had two defining characteristics. First, it was a universalsystem, funded predominantly by taxation, that made health careavailable to the whole population and removed financial barriersto access. Second, it was essentially a paternalistic systemdesigned to meet the needs of patients as defined by the professionalsdelivering the services rather than to respond to the demandsarticulated by patients. These have continued to be the definingcharacteristics of the NHS over the decades. Now, however, thegovernment is proposing a transformation of the system. Thefinancial and organizational framework . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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From the London School of Economics and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine — both in London.
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