A historian tells of life before the NHS "The ramshackle structure of competing and overlapping services meant real hardship for a significant proportion of the British public" Lesson for politicians thinking of further reorganisation and 'reform'.
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What was healthcare like before the NHS?

Historian Dr Steve Thompson, who appeared on Ruth Jones' episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, explains how our ancestors accessed healthcare before the National Health Service

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