Fighting for life : the twelve battles that made our NHS, and the struggle for its future
Hardman, Isabel2023
Book
Since its foundation in 1948, the NHS has come to define our national identity, making history (and the headlines) again and again - from cutting edge discoveries like the first 'test tube baby', to its heroic response to the Coronavirus crisis. But the NHS has also become a battleground for some of the fiercest political contests of our time, perceived either as a national treasure, or as a lumbering piece of state machinery in need of renovation. In this book, journalist Isabel Hardman cuts through the sentimentality and sloganeering on all sides of the political spectrum. Packed with gripping stories from the people at the beating heart of this venerated institution - its nurses, its doctors, its patients and the politicians who decide its fate - this is the essential book for understanding our NHS, and who we are as a nation.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eccles Library | Adult Non Fiction | 362.10941 HARPaperback | Available |
Main title:
Author:
Hardman, Isabel, author
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2023.
Collation:
378 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: UK: Viking.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241991862 (pbk)
Dewey class:
362.10941362.10941 HAR362.109
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3675654