Fighting for Life: The Twelve Battles that Made Our NHS, and the Struggle for Its Future
Author: Hardman, Isabel
ISBN: 9780241504345
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Publisher,Viking UK
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Format, Hardcover
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No. of Pages, 384
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A gripping, provocative exploration of the NHS, told through the most critical moments in its history - published for the 75th anniversary of its foundation.
'The book the NHS has always deserved' Andrew Marr
'Funny, intelligent and so beautifully written . . . a much-needed book' Chris van Tulleken
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Endless A&E waiting times. Healthcare workers striking over poor conditions and stagnant pay. Delayed operations. In its 75th year, the National Health Service is facing its most challenging battles yet.
Perceived either as a national treasure to be preserved at all costs, or as a lumbering piece of state machinery in desperate need of renovation, this cornerstone of British life has become a battleground for some of the fiercest political contests of our time. In Fighting for Life, award-winning journalist Isabel Hardman tells the gripping story of a beloved institution through the people who keep it alive - its nurses, its doctors, its patients and the politicians who decide its fate.
Cutting through sentimentality and sloganeering to reveal a chequered history that is by turns uplifting and alarming, Hardman shows us how our NHS really works - and what it means for our future.
'The book the NHS has always deserved' Andrew Marr
'Funny, intelligent and so beautifully written . . . a much-needed book' Chris van Tulleken
_____
Endless A&E waiting times. Healthcare workers striking over poor conditions and stagnant pay. Delayed operations. In its 75th year, the National Health Service is facing its most challenging battles yet.
Perceived either as a national treasure to be preserved at all costs, or as a lumbering piece of state machinery in desperate need of renovation, this cornerstone of British life has become a battleground for some of the fiercest political contests of our time. In Fighting for Life, award-winning journalist Isabel Hardman tells the gripping story of a beloved institution through the people who keep it alive - its nurses, its doctors, its patients and the politicians who decide its fate.
Cutting through sentimentality and sloganeering to reveal a chequered history that is by turns uplifting and alarming, Hardman shows us how our NHS really works - and what it means for our future.
