The NHS at the Heart of the Election Campaign.

The 2015 general election in the UK saw the emergence of the health service and its future as one of the key points on the election battleground. This is because the NHS was flagged as one of the key issues of public concern. This is not just because of a commitment to the NHS but also the recogniti...

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Autor principal: Dalingwater, Louise
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lenguaje:Anglais
Publicado: Revue française de civilisation britannique 2015
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Acceso en línea:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Sumario:The 2015 general election in the UK saw the emergence of the health service and its future as one of the key points on the election battleground. This is because the NHS was flagged as one of the key issues of public concern. This is not just because of a commitment to the NHS but also the recognition of the pressures and strains on the public health service, widely publicised in both the popular and the quality press. The main issues of debate in the run up to the election were funding, stealth privatisation of health services, quality of health services and governance issues.