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Fighting for Life
- The Twelve Battles That Made Our NHS, and the Struggle for Its Future
- Narrated by: Isabel Hardman
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
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A gripping, provocative exploration of the National Health Service, told through the most critical moments in its history, and published ahead of the 75th anniversary of its foundation.
Since its foundation in 1948, the NHS has been a cornerstone of British life—we are born into it, we are looked after by it, and quite often we die in it. From the sexual revolution of the '60s to the first test tube baby, from the Mental Health Act to the Coronavirus crisis, it has made history again and again—shaping our society and culture.
But the NHS has also become a battleground for some of the fiercest political contests of our time; variously perceived as a national treasure that needs to be preserved at all costs, and as a lumbering piece of state machinery in need of renovation. In Fighting for Life award-winning journalist Isabel Hardman tells the 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.
With her trademark acuity she tells a story that is by turns uplifting and inspiring, and shocking and alarming. Cutting through sentimentality and sloganeering on all sides of the political spectrum, she shows us how our NHS really works, and what it means for our future.
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- H Newsam
- 08-07-23
The history of the NHS clearly explained
A great book that looks at the founding of the NHS and it’s subsequent history. Some of it is quite shocking. A must read to understand the issues that need to be resolved in the future
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- Steve H
- 02-08-23
Good engaging
Really well researched, of interest to any brit.
Great and interesting. and thought provoking. enjoyed
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