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Health and Social Structures in Britain 1974-Date
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Current Health and Social Structures in Britain 1974-Date This essay will look at the contemporary structure of the NHS and discuss the factors that have propelled it to its current position. It will look at the changes in society and how these changes influenced the changes in the NHS. In 1974, the NHS worked on a tripartite system; however, this was to change to a more 'unified' structure. The advantages were that local health authorities were able to organise and plan there own service. The reorganisation was heavily criticised, for being too complex. In 1979 the Royal Commision report critiscied the reorganisation and advised that the system was simplified. During this time poor financial expenditure due to the countries poor economy as a result of the oil crisis and high unemployment rates, the moral of the health service dropped but there were still many advances in medicine. These included transplants, heart surgery...
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