Health and the National Health Service John Carrier

1 Before ‘new liberalism’, the long history of the state and health care

2 From ‘new liberalism’ to the ‘pre-war near-consensus’

3 War, Beveridge and health care

4 Political parties and pressure groups

5 The search for efficiency and planning

6 The search for equity

7 The search for more community health care

8 The search for better organisation

9 The search for better health

10 The Conservative years, 1979–1997: money, managers and markets

11 The Labour Governments, 1997–2010: reforms, resources and regulation

12 London,1601–2010

13 The Coalition Government, May 2010 to September 2011

14 The Health and Social Care Bill, September 2011 to March 2012

15 The Health and Social Care Act, April 2012 to January 2015

16 Conclusions