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Arguments For and Against The State Provision of Welfare
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Arguments For and Against The State Provision of Welfare For this assignment I have been asked to choose two of the five conventional social policy areas and provide a brief description of the current UK government service provisions in these two areas. Then to identify what I would consider being the main justification for and against retaining the services I have described. I have chosen the following social policy areas to study: * Health * Social Services Health The National Health Service (NHS) came into operation in July 1948. It was a fully comprehensive system, which covered all forms of medical treatment. No one was charged directly for any of its services, including prescription, and no one was forced to use it. Patients could still pay for private treatment and doctors could practice in both areas. All hospitals, a part form teaching hospitals, were brought under Government control. Health care in the UK provides: * Primary Care * Secondary...
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