Future hospital services in the NHS: One size fits all?

A history of hospitals in the UK and the impact of specialisation and the growth of cottage hospitals.

Report

Published: 01/07/1998

ISBN: 1902089065

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The author goes on to review the current hospital capacity and its distribution and concludes by examining the technical and economic factors generating further pressures for change and their implications for future hospital provision in the UK.

Suggested citation

West P (1998) Future hospital services in the NHS: One size fits all? Research report. Nuffield Trust.