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Mutualism and Health Care: British Hospital Contributory Schemes in the Twentieth Century

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Mutualism and Health Care: British Hospital Contributory Schemes in the Twentieth Century - Gorsky, Martin, and Mohan, John, and Willis, Tim
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"Mutualism and health care" presents the first comprehensive account of a major innovation in hospital funding before the NHS. The voluntary hospitals, which provided the bulk of Britain's acute hospital services, diversified their financial base by establishing hospital contributory schemes. Through these, working people subscribed small, regular amounts to their local hospitals, in return for which they were eligible for free hospital care. This book evaluates the extent to which the schemes were successful in achieving ...

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Mutualism and Health Care: British Hospital Contributory Schemes in the Twentieth Century 2006, Manchester University Press

ISBN-13: 9780719065781

Hardcover