The early problems of the NHS
Harley, T.
International History of Nursing Journal Ihnj 3(3): 30-35
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 1360-1105 PMID: 11619997 Document Number: 495588
Sir Thomas commenced his address [delivered in 1960] with a brief description of the long history of medicine and hospitals and gave examples from old records dating back as far as the Babylonian empire and a code laid down in 2,000 BC. He then dealt with developments through the ages culminating in the milestone of the introduction of the Health Service in 1948.