Understanding the NHS : How to Get the Most From Our National Health Service

The NHS is more than a good idea. It is beautiful. And it is you. The importance of the NHS – and the public’s affection for it – cannot be overstated, as seen through the COVID-19 pandemic. The author and his family of medics have lived and breathed the NHS, from before 1948, its birth and its history to date. But this book is for people who do not come from this medical background and do not have this life experience. Thus there are three target audiences. Firstly, it can contribute to A level study of the NHS, and career advice for 6th form students who are applying to university for a degree in healthcare. Secondly, it will educate health and social care professionals in training and in their early years. So they can start with the knowledge that the author had when he went to university in 1979\. Thirdly, the book is for everyone else, who want to know how it all fits together, and in this way, improve their healthcare, and that of their family. Cover Book title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Chapter 1 History of NHS: Beginning andConsolidation Chapter 2 History of NHS: Modernisation Chapter 3 Services, Buildings and Funding Chapter 4 Staff and Training Chapter 5 Organisations Chapter 6 Specialists and SpecialisedCommissioning Chapter 7 Mental Health Chapter 8 Public Health Chapter 9 Research Chapter 10 The Digital NHS Chapter 11 Sorting out the NHS Chapter 12 The Future of the NHS Chapter 13 Glossary and Acronym-Buster Chapter 14 History of NHS Summary Index It is written for both for A level and University students (who are considering a career in the NHS), and the general public.