Abstract
The condition of the National Health Service has long been a favourite target for critics of the government, whoever is in power. Allegations of neglect and underfunding, or of wastage and extravagance, always supported by impressive-looking figures, have been countered with the support of other equally impressive statistics.
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Butler, J. and Valle, M. (1984) Health and Health Services (RKP).
Trowler, P. (1984) Topics in Sociology (UTP).
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© 1991 David Barrat, Chris Brown, Tony Cole, Peter de la Cour, David Cutler and Karim Murji, Roger Gomm, Patrick McNeill
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McNeill, P. (1991). Figuring out the NHS. In: Society Today 2. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12065-9_28
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