Bevan : creator of the NHS
Beckett, Clare2023
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The creation of the National Health Service was the most significant of the many reforms of the post-war Labour government. The man responsible was Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan. The son of a Welsh miner, he became a local trade union leader at only nineteen and in 1929 was elected as a Labour MP. Bevan believed the war was Britain's opportunity to create new society, a position he maintained throughout the conflict. When the war ended in 1945, the landslide Labour victory gave him the chance to make this vision a reality. Known for his impassioned oratory, Bevan's fundamental belief that the new NHS should be freely available to all was ultimately at odds with a government struggling to balance the books. He resigned in 1951 over the introducton of charges for prescriptions and glasses. This updated edition considers Bevan's legacy as the future of the health service he created is fought over.
Main title:
Bevan : creator of the NHS / Clare Beckett and Francis Beckett.
Edition:
Updated edition.
Imprint:
London : Haus Publishing, 2023.London : Haus Publishing, 2023.
Collation:
202 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 2004.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781913368838 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.082
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2851389